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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A New York lawmaker said he wants a review of the Secret Service after a Virginia couple was able to get into Tuesday's White House state dinner uninvited.
Democratic Rep. Edolphus Towns says the party crashing "compromised the safety and security of the president" and undermined the nation's confidence in the agency.
The couple was photographed up close with President Barack Obama, shaking hands and speaking with him at the function.
Towns has asked for a briefing on the matter next week.
The Secret Service says it was "deeply concerned and embarrassed" that Michaele and Tareq Salahi were able to get in without an invite. The agency has acknowledged its officers never checked whether the two were on the guest list before letting them in.
Bravo Media has confirmed that Michaele Salahi is being considered as a participant in the upcoming "The Real Housewives of D.C."
Tareq Salahi, who owns and helped found the Oasis Winery in Virginia, graduated from UC Davis in 1994.
Salahi came to Davis in 1987 and graduated with a bachelor's degree from the campus' College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, a UC Davis spokeswoman confirmed to the Sacramento Bee.
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