King Urges Dems to Hold Hearings for Items on 'First 100 Hours' Agenda

By Daniel Wasserbly / January 3, 2007 at 5:00 AM
House Democrats should allow the proper committees and subcommittees to hold hearings or mark-ups on legislation before bringing those bills to the floor for a vote when they take control of the 110th Congress on Thursday, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) said yesterday. King was the House Homeland Security Committee chairman during the 109th Congress. Democrats are expected to push legislation during the so-called "first 100 hours" of the 110th Congress that "is expected to include several important and far-reaching homeland...

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