Race to Replace Hastert Begins in Earnest
By Lauren W. Whittington
Roll Call Staff
Roll Call Staff
Aug. 17, 2007, 12:40 p.m.
Former Speaker Dennis Hastert’s (R-Ill.) long-anticipated announcement Friday that he will not seek another term in 2008 formally launched a race to succeed him that has been brewing for months, if not years, in his suburban Chicago district.
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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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