Thursday, July 12, 2001 Asa Hutchinson
hearing date set
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Judiciary Committee
will consider the appointment of Rep. Asa Hutchinson to be the next head of
the Drug Enforcement Administration on Tuesday. The
confirmation hearing date had been in limbo for weeks because of the failure
of Democrats and Republicans to agree on the makeup of Senate committees
after the chamber shifted into Democratic control last
month. The White House announced Hutchinson's appointment
on May 9. The 50-year-old third-term Arkansas congressman
had said he would not leave his House seat until confirmed by the Senate.
Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is expected to call a special election for the
3rd Congressional District seat once that happens. The
office of Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, chairman of the Judiciary Committee,
has signaled that it expects little problem with Hutchinson's
appointment.
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