House Thwarts Effort to Strip Rangel’s Gavel
By Jackie Kucinich
Roll Call Staff
Roll Call Staff
Oct. 7, 2009, 2:44 p.m.
The House on Wednesday stymied a Republican resolution to strip embattled Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) of his gavel, voting instead to refer the measure to the ethics committee.
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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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