Specter Slams Fellow GOPers For Missing Hearing
Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Arlen Specter on Wednesday took Republican colleagues to task for not showing up for a key hearing on "national security letters," administrative subpoenas that let FBI agents collect telephone, computer and financial data on individuals suspected in antiterrorism cases without a court order.
"I wouldn’t be anywhere else," he said, joking that his presence really was not needed because of such a large showing of fellow GOP committee members. A half-hour into the hearing, none had shown up. "This is a prized committee, very keenly sought after by members of the U.S. Senate," Specter added. And if Republican members were in attendance, he'd tell them that too.
At last check, three Demcorats, in addition to Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, attended the hearing. As I was finishing this post, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., showed up.
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