Look Ahead — September 15 – October 1
(Note RSVP requirement for media covering September 18 hearing)
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events:
Wednesday, September 17
Subcommittee Hearing: Global Efforts to Fight Ebola
10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 17 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building
Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations
Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Chairman
Invited Witnesses Include:
Panel I:
Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.
Director
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Luciana Borio, M.D.
Director
Office of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats
Office of the Chief Scientist
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Panel II:
Kent Brantly, M.D.
Medical Missionary
Samaritan’s Purse
(Survivor of Ebola)
Chinua Akukwe, M.D.
Chair
Africa Working Group
National Academy of Public Administration
Mr. Ted Alemayhu
Founder & Executive Chairman
US Doctors for Africa
Chairman Smith on the hearing: “This latest outbreak of the Ebola virus has far outpaced all previous outbreaks. Because of various challenges heretofore unseen, such as urban infections, cross-border transmissions and increasinginfections and deaths of health care workers, the current outbreak is expanding exponentially. This hearing will examine the problems faced by the global coalition to fight Ebola. We will hear directly from the National Institutes of Health, the FDA and an American doctor who contracted and survived Ebola, and other witnesses.”
Wednesday, September 17
Subcommittee Markup: H. Res. 714
2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 17 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH), Chairman
Wednesday, September 17
Subcommittee Hearing: A New Era of U.S.-China Relations?
2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 17 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH), Chairman
Invited Witnesses Include:
Mr. Christopher K. Johnson
Senior Adviser and Freeman Chair in China Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Mr. Gordon Chang
Author
Chairman Chabot on the hearing: “The U.S.-China relationship has entered an era of instability and challenge. Under the leadership of President Xi Jingping, China has displayed increasingly assertive foreign and economic policies, in place of measured diplomatic engagement. China’s actions in the East and South China Seas underscore the dawning of a new era of US-China relations. At same time, China’s use of regulations and economic laws to target American businesses demonstrates its willingness to use the same aggressivetactics domestically. This hearing will assess the current political and economic trends in China, policy options for supporting U.S. business overseas, and the implications of China’s growing hostile behavior.”
Thursday, September 18
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Hearing: The ISIS Threat: Weighing the Obama Administration’s Response 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 18 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Media RSVP requirement by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 17. Details HERE. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman Invited Witnesses Include: The Honorable John F. Kerry Chairman Royce on the hearing: “The President said his Administration had no strategy against ISIS two weeks ago, despite it long being on the march. The Administration is sending mixed messages now. ISIS is a serious threat to U.S. national security. The Committee needs to hear a comprehensive strategy from Secretary Kerry on how the Administration is going to confront this brutal and sophisticated terrorist group.” Thursday, September 18 Joint Subcommittee Hearing: The Struggles of Recovering Assets for Holocaust Survivors 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 18 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Chairman Witnesses to be announced Thursday, September 18 Subcommittee Hearing: Unaccompanied Alien Children: Pressing the Administration for a Strategy 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 18 in 2200 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ), Chairman Invited Witnesses Include: The Honorable Roberta S. Jacobson Ms. Elizabeth Hogan Chairman Salmon on the hearing: “In the past 12 months, over 66,000 Unaccompanied Alien Children from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador have left their home countries to embark on a dangerous trek to the southern border of the United States. These children and their families are being lured and misinformed byhuman smugglers and drug traffickers who have taken advantage of our unenforced immigration laws. This has resulted in extremely dangerous conditions for these unaccompanied children, while weakening our capacity to secure our southern border. This is particularly troubling now as we face the specter of increased terrorist threats with the growth of ISIS, in addition to the existing insecurity posed by narcotics traffickers. I am convening a second hearing on this crisis to press the administration for a thorough description of its strategy to address the issues contributing to the shocking migration patterns from Central America, to include the need for stepped up economic development and citizen security programs in the region.” Friday, September 19 Subcommittee Hearing: Islamist Foreign Fighters Returning Home and the Threat to Europe 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 19 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Chairman Invited Witnesses Include: Mr. Thomas Joscelyn Ms. Farah Pandith Chairman Rohrabacher on the hearing: “Evidence indicates that hundreds of British, French and German citizens, among many others, are currently fighting for Islamist groups in Syria. This hearing will review the potential for these fighters to travel back to their home countries in Europe and Russia and tocarry out additional attacks. How are European countries addressing the threat, and how can the US assist in those efforts to thwart future terrorist attacks?” Wednesday, October 1 Subcommittee Hearing: Sergeant Andrew Tahmooressi: Our Marine in Mexican Custody 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 1 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Matt Salmon (R-AZ), Chairman Invited Witnesses Include: Mrs. Jill Tahmooressi Lieutenant Commander Montel B. Williams, USN, Retired Chairman Royce on the hearing: “We should never forget the sacrifices men and women in uniform have made. U.S. Marine Sergeant Andrew Tahmooressi’s combat-related PTSD is a life-threatening condition he acquired in defense of his country while serving on the battlefields of Afghanistan, and he needs to return to the United States for specific and urgent treatment. I have maintained my respect for Mexico’s laws and sovereignty throughout, but since visiting Sgt. Tahmooressi at hisprison in Mexico, I have become more committed than ever to ensuring his immediate release on humanitarian grounds. Sgt. Tahmooressi is an American hero, whose wrong turn at the Mexican border has had the devastating effect of delaying his much-needed PTSD treatment for too long.” Chairman Salmon on the hearing: “As Congress begins to contemplate once again committing our nation’s servicemen and women to the fight against terrorism, it is incumbent on us to stand by our heroes when they return home. As a direct result of his honorable service in Afghanistan, U.S. Marine Sergeant AndrewTahmooressi now suffers from combat related PTSD. Tragically, instead of receiving the treatment he needs, he is being held in a Mexican prison. As a Member of Congress it is my obligation and duty to protect heroes like Andrew who have suffered the ravages of war in service to our nation. I’m convening this hearing to honor his service and work to ensure his immediate release so that he can receive the treatment he needs.” ***See foreignaffairs.house.gov for updates. ***Coverage note: All Foreign Affairs Committee proceedings are webcast live at foreignaffairs.house.gov/live-video-feed. ### |