Senate Gavel Parlor Games Continue
Roll Call Staff
With the Senate set to return next week from its August recess, one of the remaining outstanding issues facing the chamber is what the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) will mean for the leadership of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs panel and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, two of the chamber’s top panels.
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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
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