Pete King's Thoughts & Whereabouts: 12/6 - 12/8

Monday, December 6, 2010
7:45 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. - To foot specialist in Manhattan. Fits me to special boot for the broken toe. I will not need surgery.

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Delta Shuttle to Washington D.C.

2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Phone interview with WCBS radio on Wikileaks.

4:05 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. - Tape interview from D.C. apartment for BBC on Wikileaks.

4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Tape phone interview with Fox 5 on Wikileaks.

6:00 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. - Rosemary and I attend White House Christman Party. Had photo with President Obama and First Lady. He seemed in good spirits after tax deal. Good crowd.

9:45 p.m. - 9:50 p.m. - Phone interview with WABC-TV on tax deal for 11 o'clock news.

Tuesday, December 7th
7:30 a.m. - 7:35 a.m. - Live phone interview from DC apartment with Fox & Friends on Assange arrest.

6:10 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. - Votes on House floor.

7:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Dinner at Dubliner with Michael Grimm.

Wednesday, December 8th
9:30 a.m. - 9:35 a.m. - Telephone call from DHS Secretary Napolitano congratulating me on being elected Homeland Security Committee Chairman.

10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. - GOP Conference in 345 Cannon. I was elected Chairman of Homeland Security Committee.

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - To House floor for votes.

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - To House floor for votes.

3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m. - Meet in 339 Cannon with Dr. Frank Appel, the CEO of Deutsche Post DHL to discuss air cargo.

3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. - Votes on House floor.

6:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - To House floor for votes.

8:35 p.m. - 8:50 p.m. - To House floor for vote on DREAM Act (H.R. 5281 - Immigration) - I voted no. It passed 216 - 198.