Lawmakers pressing hard for testimony by White House social secretary in security lapse
By APFriday, December 4, 2009
Lawmakers demand testimony by WH social secretary
WASHINGTON — A House Democrat says someone from the White House social secretary’s office should have helped the Secret Service clear people into last week’s state dinner, saying “even Walmart has a greeter.”
Continuing a 10-day uproar over the security breach last Tuesday, Rep. Loretta Sanchez of California told NBC’s “Today” show she believes Congress has a right to hear social secretary Desiree Rogers explain how a Virginia couple got into the state dinner without invitations.
Rep. Peter King, a New York Republican, joined Sanchez in demanding Rogers’ testimony on Friday, a day after Secret Service director Mark Sullivan took responsibility for the incident in an appearance before the House Homeland Security Committee.
