Congress on Path to Adjournment After Senate Passes Omnibus

By Emily Pierce
Roll Call Staff
Dec. 18, 2007, 11:51 p.m.

After months of trying and failing to buck the president’s dual demands for lower spending and unrestrained funding for the Iraq War, the Senate on Tuesday passed a scaled-back, but still massive, catchall spending bill along with funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.



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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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