Great news! And thanks for updating me, Fledermaus. I'm not clear on the procedure and can only guess that either house of Congress can grant/withold media access.
Ari just needs to get better at completely ignoring her: "Oh, I'm sorry, we're out of time! No more questions. Oh, I'm sorry Helen--you interrupted the gentleman behind you. Oops, we really need to get to these other reporters' questions, Helen!!! Sorry we don't have time--have a good day!"