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Press Galleries* Rules Governing Press Galleries PRESS GALLERIES* SENATE PRESS GALLERY The Capitol, Room S–316, phone 224–0241 Director.—Robert E. Petersen, Jr. Deputy Director.—S. Joseph Keenan Media Coordinators: Merri I. Baker Wendy A. Oscarson James D. Saris Amy Harkins HOUSE PRESS GALLERY The Capitol, Room H–315, phone 225–3945, 225–6722 Superintendent.—Jerry L. Gallegos Deputy Superintendent.—Justin J. Supon Assistant Superintendents: Emily T. Dupree Ric Andersen Cris M. King Lori Michelle Hodo STANDING COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENTS Curt Anderson, The Associated Press, Chairman Jake Thompson, Omaha World-Herald, Secretary James Kuhnhenn, Knight Rider William Roberts, Bloomberg News Donna M. Smith, Reuters RULES GOVERNING PRESS GALLERIES 1. Administration of the press galleries shall be vested in a Standing Committee of Cor- respondents elected by accredited members of the galleries. The Committee shall consist of five persons elected to serve for terms of two years. Provided, however, that at the election in January 1951, the three candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall serve for two years and the remaining two for one year. Thereafter, three members shall be elected in odd-numbered years and two in even-numbered years. Elections shall be held in January. The Committee shall elect its own chairman and secretary. Vacancies on the Committee shall be filled by special election to be called by the Standing Committee. 2. Persons desiring admission to the press galleries of Congress shall make application in accordance with Rule 34 of the House of Representatives, subject to the direction and control of the Speaker and Rule 33 of the Senate, which rules shall be interpreted and administered by the Standing Committee of Correspondents, subject to the review and an approval by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. 3. The Standing Committee of Correspondents shall limit membership in the press galleries to bona fide correspondents of repute in their profession, under such rules as the Standing Committee of Correspondents shall prescribe. 4. Provided, however, that the Standing Committee of Correspondents shall admit to the galleries no person who does not establish to the satisfaction of the Standing Committee all of the following: (a) That his or her principal income is obtained from news correspondence intended for publication in newspapers entitled to second-class mailing privileges. *Information is based on data furnished and edited by each respective gallery. 937 938 Congressional Directory (b) That he or she is not engaged in paid publicity or promotion work or in prosecuting any claim before Congress or before any department of the government, and will not become so engaged while a member of the galleries. (c) That he or she is not engaged in any lobbying activity and will not become so engaged while a member of the galleries. 5. Members of the families of correspondents are not entitled to the privileges of the galleries. 6. The Standing Committee of Correspondents shall propose no change or changes in these rules except upon petition in writing signed by not less than 100 accredited members of the galleries. The above rules have been approved by the Committee on Rules and Administration. J. DENNIS HASTERT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. CHRISTOPHER DODD, Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. MEMBERS ENTITLED TO ADMISSION PRESS GALLERIES Abbott, Charles J.: Reuters Anthan, George P.: Des Moines Register Abd El-Samie, Amr: Al-Ahram Aoki, Masaaki: Kyodo News Abrahms, Douglas R.: Gannett News Service Appleby, Julie: USA Today Abrams, James R.: Associated Press Archer, Kim: Dow Jones Newswires Abramson, Jill: New York Times Archibald, George: Washington Times Adair, William R.: St. Petersburg Times Armas, Genaro C.: Associated Press Adams, Christopher B.: Wall Street Journal Arnold, John J.: Associated Press Adams, Rebecca: CQ Daily Monitor Arnold, Laurence: Associated Press Ahmann, Timothy D.: Reuters Arthur, William: Bloomberg News Akashi, Kazuyasu: Jiji Press Asher, Julie L.: Catholic News Service Al-Homayed, Tariq A.: Al-Madinah Newspaper Asher, Robert L.: Washington Post Al-Sowayel, Naila: Saudi Press Agency Aslam, Abid: Inter Press Service Alcorn, Gay M.: Sydney Morning Herald Asseo, Laurie: Associated Press Alday, Ricardo: Notimex Mexican News Agency Atallah, Ayda: Financial Times Alden, Edward: Financial Times Aukofer, Frank A.: Artists & Writers Syndicate Aldinger, Charles: Reuters Aulston, Von: New York Times Alessi, Ryan: Scripps Howard News Service Auster, Elizabeth: Cleveland Plain Dealer Alexander, Andrew: Cox Newspapers Austin, Janet: Congressional Quarterly Alexander, Annie L.: Bridge News Aversa, Jeannine: Associated Press Alexander, Charles D.: Reuters Aziakou, Gerard: Agence France-Presse Alexander, Keith L.: Washington Post Azpiazu, Maria L.: EFE News Services Alfano, Hayden: Associated Press Babcock, Charles R.: Washington Post Aljadi, Adnan: Kuwait News Agency Babic, Marco S.: Bloomberg News Allen, JoAnne: Reuters Babington, Charles: Washington Post Allen, Jonathan: Congressional Quarterly Backover, Andrew: USA Today Allen, Victoria L.: Reuters Baek, Moonil: Seoul Shinmun Allen, III, Charles E.: Bloomberg News Baer, Susan: Baltimore Sun Allen-Mills, Tony: London Sunday Times Bailey, Ruby L.: Detroit Free Press Allred, Victoria: Congressional Quarterly Baker, Chris: Washington Times Alonso-Zaldivar, Ricardo: Los Angeles Times Baker, Frank S.: Associated Press Alpert, Bruce S.: New Orleans Times-Picayune Baker, Gerard: Financial Times Alvarez, Lizette: New York Times Baldor, Lolita: New Haven Register Amano, Masashi: Yomiuri Shimbun Balz, Daniel J.: Washington Post Amosu, Akwe: AllAfrica.com Balz, John: St. Petersburg Times Anason, Dean C.: American Banker Banales, Jorge: EFE News Services Anderegg, Richard: Solothurner Zeitung Banks, Adelle M.: Religion News Service Anderson, Curt L.: Associated Press Barbara, Philip: Reuters Anderson, David E.: Religion News Service Barber, Simon: Business Day Anderson, Mark: Dow Jones Newswires Barfield, Deborah: Newsday Anderson, Mary Boyle: Colorado Springs Gazette Barker, Jeffrey N.: Baltimore Sun Anderson, Nick: Los Angeles Times Barnett, James C.: Oregonian Anderson, Paul L.: Congressional Quarterly Barnett, Pamela: CongressDaily Anderson, Tania: States News Service Barr, Gary S.: Washington Post Ando, Kiyoshi: Nikkei Barrera, Ruben: Notimex Mexican News Agency Andrejczak, Matt: CBS MarketWatch Barrett, Joyce: CQ Daily Monitor Andrews, Caesar: Gannett News Service Barrett, Terrence A.: Bloomberg News Angle, Martha: CQ Daily Monitor Barrett-Stokes, Jeanette: Gannett News Service Anidjar, Patrick: Agence France-Presse Barry, Theresa: Bloomberg News Anklam, Jr., Fred: USA Today Bartash, Jeffry: CBS MarketWatch Anstey, Christopher: AFX News Barton, Paul C.: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 939 940 Congressional Directory MEMBERS ENTITLED TO ADMISSION—Continued Bartz, Diane: Reuters Bonner, Raymond: New York Times Bashir, Mustafa A.: Saudi Press Agency Bono, Agostino: Catholic News Service Basken, Paul: Bloomberg News Borenstein, Seth B.: Knight Ridder Basu, Sandra: CQ Daily Monitor Borger, Julian: London Guardian Bater, Jeffrey P.: Dow Jones Newswires Boris, Joseph P.: United Press International Batt, Tony: Donrey Media Group Borkowski, Monica C.: New York Times Battaile, Janet: New York Times Boston, Gabriella: States News Service Baum, Geraldine: Los Angeles Times Boudreau, Wendy: Congressional Quarterly Bauman, Everett A.: El Universal Bourge, Christian: American Metal Market Baumgardner, Neil: Defense Daily Bovard, James: Bovard News Service Bazinet, Kenneth R.: New York Daily News Bovee, Timothy K.: Associated Press Beadle, Andrew: CQ Daily Monitor Bowen, Margaret: Bridge News Beattie, Jeff: Energy Daily Bowman, Curtis Lee: Scripps Howard News Service Beaucar, Kelley O.: Bridge News Bowman, Tom: Baltimore Sun Beck, Tobin C.: United Press International Boyd, Robert J.: Knight Ridder Becker, Elizabeth: New York Times Boyer, Dave: Washington Times Beckner, Steven K.: Market News International Bradford, Allen: Washington Times Beddall, Katherine: Agence France-Presse Bragg, Lynton M.: WashingtonPost.com Beech, Eric: Reuters Braibant, Marc: Agence France-Presse Begos, Jr., Kevin P.: Winston-Salem Journal Brainard, Jeffrey H.: Chronicle of Higher Education Behn, Sharon: Agence France-Presse Branch, Bruce W.: Communications Daily Behr, Peter: Washington Post Branch-Brioso, Karen: St. Louis Post-Dispatch Benac, Nancy Jo: Associated Press Brasher, Philip: Associated Press Bendavid, Naftali: Chicago Tribune Braun, Stephen: Los Angeles Times Benedetto, Richard: USA Today Brazaitis, Thomas J.: Cleveland Plain Dealer Benenson, Robert A.: CQ Daily Monitor Bredemeier, Kenneth H.: Washington Post Benincasa, Robert: Gannett News Service Bremner, Faith M.: Gannett News Service Benjamin, Mark: United Press International Brewer, Norm: Gannett News Service Benkelman, Susan: Congressional Quarterly Breznick, Alan: Communications Daily Bennet, James: New York Times Briand, Xavier: Reuters Benson, Miles R.: Newhouse News Service Bridis, Ted: Wall Street Journal Benton, James C.: Congressional Quarterly Brier, Michelle: Oil Daily Berger, Matthew E.: Jewish Telegraphic Agency Brinkley, Joel: New York Times Berke, Richard L.: New York Times Briscoe, David: Associated Press Berry, John M.: Washington Post Briscoe, Leonor A.: Minneapolis Star Tribune Bethel, Alison: Detroit News Briscoe, Narra N.: Jiji Press Bettelheim, Adriel: Congressional Quarterly Bristol, Nellie O.: Health News Daily
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