PRESS GALLERIES* SENATE PRESS GALLERY The Capitol, Room S–316, phone 224–0241 Director.—S. Joseph Keenan Deputy Director.—Joan McKinney Senior Media Coordinator.—Merri I. Baker Media Coordinators: James D. Saris Amy M. Harkins Wendy A. Oscarson 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 Drew Cannon Laura Reed STANDING COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENTS Scott Shepard, Cox News Service, Chairman Jack Torry, Columbus Dispatch, Secretary Jim Drinkard, USA Today Mary Agnes Carey, Congressional Quarterly Jesse Holland, The Associated Press 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. *Information is based on data furnished and edited by each respective gallery. 937 938 Congressional Directory 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. (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. TRENT LOTT, Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. MEMBERS ENTITLED TO ADMISSION PRESS GALLERIES Abbott, Charles: Reuters Arnold, Laurence: Associated Press Abboud, Leila: Wall Street Journal Arnone, Michael: Chronicle of Higher Education Abell, John: Reuters Arthur, William: Bloomberg News Abrahms, Douglas: Gannett News Service Asher, James: Knight Ridder Abrams, James: Associated Press Asher, Julie: Catholic News Service Abramson, Jill: New York Times Asher, Robert: Washington Post Ackerman, Liza: Congressional Quarterly Ashizuka, Tomoko: Nikkei Adair, William: St. Petersburg Times Aslam, Abid: AFX News Adams, Rebecca: Congressional Quarterly Asseo, Laurie: Bloomberg News Adcock, Beryl: Knight Ridder Atallah, Ayda: Financial Times Agres, Theodore: Washington Times Aukofer, Frank: Artists & Writers Syndicate Ahmann, Timothy: Reuters Aulston, Von: New York Times Aida, Hirotsugu: Kyodo News Auster, Elizabeth: Cleveland Plain Dealer Akashi, Kazuyasu: Jiji Press Austin, Janet: Congressional Quarterly Akita, Hiroyuki: Nikkei Aversa, Jeannine: Associated Press Albanesius, Chloe: National Journal’s Aziakou, Gerard: Agence France-Presse Technology Daily Azpiazu, Maria: EFE News Services Alday, Ricardo: Notimex Mexican News Agency Babington, Charles: Washington Post Alden, Edward: Financial Times Bachelet, Pablo: Reuters Aldinger, Charles: Reuters Backover, Andrew: USA Today Alexander, Andrew: Cox Newspapers Bacon, John: USA Today Alexander, Charles: Reuters Baer, Susan: Baltimore Sun Aljadi, Adnan: Kuwait News Agency Bailey, Ruby: Detroit Free Press Allen, JoAnne: Reuters Baker, Chris: Washington Times Allen, Jonathan: Congressional Quarterly Baker, Frank: Associated Press Allen, Karen: Scripps Howard News Service Baker, Gerard: Financial Times Allen, Michael: Washington Post Baldor, Lolita: Associated Press Allen, Victoria: Reuters Ball, Micheal: Energy Argus Allen, III, Charles: Bloomberg News Balluck, Kyle: WashingtonPost.com Alonso-Zaldivar, Ricardo: Los Angeles Times Baltimore, Chris: Reuters Alpert, Bruce: New Orleans Times-Picayune Balz, Daniel: Washington Post Al-Sowayel, Naila: Saudi Press Agency Banales, Jorge: Congressional Quarterly Amano, Masashi: Yomiuri Shimbun Banales, Jorge: EFE News Services Ambrose, Jay: Scripps Howard News Service Banks, Adelle: Religion News Service Amosu, Akwe: AllAfrica.com Barazia, Virginia: Congressional Quarterly Anason, Dean: American Banker Barbara, Philip: Reuters Anderson, Curt: Associated Press Barbaro, Michael: Washington Post Anderson, Nick: Los Angeles Times Barfield Berry, Deborah: Newsday Anderson, Mark: Dow Jones Newswires Barker, Jeffrey: Baltimore Sun Andrejczak, Matt: CBS MarketWatch Barnett, James: Oregonian Andrews, Caesar: Gannett News Service Barnett, Pamela: CongressDaily Andrews, Edmund: New York Times Barollier, Pascal: Agence France-Presse Angle, Martha: Congressional Quarterly Barr, Gary: Washington Post Anidjar, Patrick: Agence France-Presse Barrera, Ruben: Notimex Mexican News Agency Anklam, Jr., Fred: USA Today Barrett, Devlin: Associated Press Anselmo, Joseph: Congressional Quarterly Barrett, Greg: Gannett News Service Aoki, Masaaki: Kyodo News Barrett, Terrence: Bloomberg News Appleby, Julie: USA Today Barry, Theresa: Bloomberg News Archibald, George: Washington Times Barshay, Jill: Congressional Quarterly Armas, Genaro: Associated Press Bartash, Jeffrey: CBS MarketWatch 939 940 Congressional Directory MEMBERS ENTITLED TO ADMISSION—Continued Barton, Paul: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Bono, Agostino: Catholic News Service Bashir, Mustafa: Saudi Press Agency Boodhoo, Niaia: Reuters Basken, Paul: Bloomberg News Borenstein, Seth: Knight Ridder Bater, Jeffrey: Dow Jones Newswires Borger, Julian: London Guardian Batt, Tony: Stephens Media Group Borkowski, Monica: New York Times Battaile, Janet: New York Times Borrego, Anne Marie: Chronicle of Higher Baumgardner, Neil: Defense Daily Education Baygents, Ronald: Kuwait News Agency Bosman, Julie: New York Times Baylin, Joshua: Bloomberg News Bosworth, Geoffrey: Congressional Quarterly Bazinet, Kenneth: New York Daily News Boudreau, Wendy: Congressional Quarterly Beattie, Alan: Financial Times Bourge, Christian: United Press International Beattie, Jeff: Energy Daily Bovee, Timothy: Associated Press Beck, Ellen: United Press International Bowers, Faye: Christian Science Monitor Beck, Tobin: United Press International Bowman, Curtis Lee: Scripps Howard News Service Bowman, Tom: Baltimore Sun Becker, Elizabeth: New York Times Boyd, Robert: Knight Ridder Beckner, Erica: Market News International Brady, Erik: USA Today Beckner, Steven: Market News International Brainard, Jeffrey: Chronicle of Higher Education Beddall, Katherine: Agence France-Presse Branch-Brioso, Karen: St. Louis Post Dispatch Beech, Eric: Reuters Brasher, Philip: Des Moines Register Begos, Jr., Kevin: Winston-Salem Journal Braun, Stephen: Los Angeles Times Behn, Sharon: Washington Times Bravin, Jess: Wall Street Journal Behr, Peter: Washington Post Bremner, Faith: Gannett News Service Bendavid, Naftali: Chicago Tribune Briand, Xavier: Reuters Benedetto, Richard: USA Today Bridis, Ted: Associated Press Benenson, Robert: Congressional Quarterly Brinkley, Joel: New York Times Benincasa, Robert: Gannett News Service Bristol, Nellie: Health News Daily Benjamin, Mark: United Press International Brock, Gregory: New York Times Benkelman, Susan: Congressional Quarterly Broder, David: Washington Post Benson, Miles: Newhouse News Service Broder, Jonathan: Congressional Quarterly Benton, Nell: Congressional Quarterly Brodmann, Ronald: Congressional Quarterly Berardelli, Phil: United Press International Brodsky, Arthur: Congressional Quarterly Berke, Richard: New York Times Brogan, Pamela: Gannett News Service Berry, John: Washington Post Brooks, David: La Jornada Bethel, Alison: Detroit News Brosnan, James: Scripps Howard News Service Bettelheim, Adriel: Congressional Quarterly Brown, Andrew: Knight Ridder Bicknell, Arwen: Congressional Quarterly Brown, David: Washington Post Bicknell, John: Congressional Quarterly Brown, Rene: Hartford Courant Bilski, Christina: Nikkei Brownstein, Ronald: Los Angeles Times Binder, David: New York Times Brune, Thomas: Newsday Bishop, Ian: Lowell Sun Media News Group Bumiller,