<?xml version="1.0"?>
<oembed><version>1.0</version><provider_name>Committee on Homeland Security &amp; Governmental Affairs</provider_name><provider_url>https://www.hsgac.senate.gov</provider_url><author_name>Tim O'Connor Fraser</author_name><author_url>https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/author/tofraser/</author_url><title>Thompson Announces Hearing on The State of the Presidential Appointment Process - Committee on Homeland Security &amp; Governmental Affairs</title><type>rich</type><width>600</width><height>338</height><html>&lt;blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IbY8lCIGBG"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/reps/thompson-announces-hearing-on-the-state-of-the-presidential-appointment-process/"&gt;Thompson Announces Hearing on The State of the Presidential Appointment Process&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/reps/thompson-announces-hearing-on-the-state-of-the-presidential-appointment-process/embed/#?secret=IbY8lCIGBG" width="600" height="338" title="&#x201C;Thompson Announces Hearing on The State of the Presidential Appointment Process&#x201D; &#x2014; Committee on Homeland Security &amp; Governmental Affairs" data-secret="IbY8lCIGBG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;script&gt;
/*! This file is auto-generated */
!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&amp;&amp;d.addEventListener&amp;&amp;"undefined"!=typeof URL&amp;&amp;(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&amp;&amp;!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i&lt;o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i&lt;a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&amp;&amp;(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3&lt;(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r&lt;200&amp;&amp;(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&amp;&amp;(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&amp;&amp;n.host===r.host&amp;&amp;l.activeElement===s&amp;&amp;(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r&lt;s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);
&lt;/script&gt;
</html><description>WASHINGTON- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Fred Thompson (R-TN) announced that the full committee will hold a two-part hearing on the state of the presidential appointment process. The committee will examine the process presidential appointees currently undergo, ascertain its effects on public service, and hear recommendations for reform. Wednesday, April 4, 20012:00 PM342 Dirksen Senate [&hellip;]</description><thumbnail_url>https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/HSGAC_Logo_Social.jpg</thumbnail_url><thumbnail_width>1200</thumbnail_width><thumbnail_height>630</thumbnail_height></oembed>
