Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge

WAP2002050210 - WASHINGTON, May 2, 2001 (UPI) - Sen. Orin Hatch (R-Utah), Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge (C) and Sen. Ted Thompson (R- Tenn.) speak before briefing other senators on Capitol Hill on May 2, 2002. The White House has refused Ridge to testify before congressional committees. Sen. Robert Byrd lashed out at the Bush administration Thursday for letting Ridge informally brief senators while Byrd's committee was holding a hearing at which Ridge had refused to appear. cc/cc/Chris Corder UPI