HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Bug Off

By Emily Heil and Elizabeth Brotherton
Roll Call Staff

Aug. 31, 2009, 12:01 p.m.

August has been a tough month for many Members of Congress, as angry town hall-goers have pretty much equated many of the elected officials to vermin. But when the battered Congressmen return to Washington next week, they can at least take comfort in knowing that the actual creepy crawlers around them will be kept in check.

Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article