As NBC becomes "the subject of mounting public criticism and pressure, the potential for hearings is good," he said.
And at APSCU's annual convention in Orlando earlier this month, there was a panel addressing potential Department hearings whose title was just a mocking groan: "Negotiated Rulemaking -- Here We Go Again".
In seeking to arrange prospective dates for meetings the secretariat discusses potential times for hearings with the relevant parties.
The joint inquiry is to include the membership of both the House and Senate intelligence committees, thus avoiding the potential for dueling hearings and possibly disparate conclusions.
Ms. Pelosi, suggesting the public was probably not of a mind to wait until 2009 for a Congressional fix, said lawmakers first had to explore the causes of the problems and potential solutions in hearings.
Jill Sommers, a Republican member at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, said Wednesday that she expected lawmakers would hold hearings about potential legislation.
Two more justices have since joined the court, and at least one of them, Justice Elena Kagan, showed pretty good humor potential during her confirmation hearings last summer.
They were among 23 people whosenames were added by Microsoft last week to its list of potential witnesses for the hearings, which are scheduled to start March 11.
Confirmation hearings for potential justices have become so intricately woven into our political tapestry that Americans might be excused for thinking that they were part of the original design.
He declined to detail precisely how the committee, which will hold hearings on potential gun legislation this month, would proceed with Mr. Obama's request to push legislation that includes a renewal of an assault weapons ban, a limit on magazine size and universal background checks.
