Wanted: Full-time Legislators

By Daniel Schorr

Published January 6, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says that when the 108th Congress opens tomorrow, the business of legislation will be at odds with presidential ambitions.

Daniel Schorr

Daniel Schorr passed away on Friday, July 23, 2010. See an obituary, photo gallery and an archive of Schorr's commentaries for NPR.

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