[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 149 (Wednesday, December 6, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1199]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
OVERSIGHT--HOUSTON NARCOTICS INVESTIGATION
Committee on Government Reform: Held an oversight hearing entitled: 
``Oversight of the Drug Enforcement Administration: Were Criminal 
Investigations Swayed by Political Considerations?'' Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the DEA, Department of Justice: 
Ernest L. Howard, Special Agent in Charge, Houston Field Office; Julio 
Mercado, Deputy Administrator; R. C. Gamble, Chief Inspector; and Jack 
Schumacher, Houston Field Office; and the following officials of the 
Police Department, Houston, Texas: Bill Stephens; Larry Jean Allen; and 
Ralph G. Chaison.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
BRIEFING--GLOBAL HOT SPOTS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on Global Hot Spots. The Committee was briefed by 
departmental witnesses.