GOP Seizes on Double-Digit Unemployment Figure
By Jennifer Bendery
Roll Call Staff
Roll Call Staff
Nov. 6, 2009, 11:11 a.m.
House Republican leaders on Friday seized on October’s double-digit unemployment rate as proof that Democrats’ economic stimulus legislation has failed and their proposed $1.3 trillion health care overhaul will further sink the economy.
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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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