Rep. Earl Hilliard of Alabama beefed to the congressional newspaper The Hill last week that there aren't enough black staffers working for congressional committees. "Prejudice, discrimination, and outright racism," are the reasons, he said, but simply calling his colleagues racists, Hilliard knows, isn't going to turn things around. So he has recommended his travel agent for an open committee position. "She has done a commendable job arranging travel for me around the world. I believe that her knowledge of countries and geography has prepared her well to serve on the International Relations Committee," Hilliard wrote to the committee's ranking Democrat. No word yet on whether Hilliard will recommend his driver for the Transportation committee.