As a member of the Senate majority's leadership team, Senator Schumer is in a unique position to change these geographically skewed handouts, particularly direct payments, which are subsidies that farmers get regardless of crop prices.
"Basically, I believe that a president should be able to select his own team," Senator Miller said.
"You've got a great research team," Senator Lieberman said to Tim Russert of NBC at one point.
And in New Hampshire, the Republican incumbent, John E. Sununu, continues to campaign vigorously on behalf of the party's presidential team, Senator John McCain of Arizona and Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, even though it could cost him votes among independents.
As a member of the majority's leadership team, Senator Schumer is in a unique position to change these geographically skewed handouts, particularly direct payments, which are subsidies farmers get regardless of crop prices.
"We used to call them RAID teams," Senator Roberts said nostalgically.
When his playing days were done, Yost spent more than two decades as a coach, first for the expansion team Washington Senators (the original Senators had moved to Minnesota and became the Twins) and later for the Boston Red Sox.
On January 25 , 2006 the United States Senate bestowed another honor on the team when Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison presented Senate Resolution 352 commending the team for winning their fourth national championship.
The first three signify the pennants won by the city's first major league team, the Senators.
In the early 70's, Washington was stripped of its team, the Senators.
In recent years, Mr. Graham was part of a team of senators that tried, unsuccessfully, to create a bipartisan overhaul of the immigration system.
