Opening Statements

Rep. Edward R. Royce, Chairman
Committee on Foreign Affairs
[full text of opening statement]

Rep. Matt Salmon, Chairman
Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
[full text of opening statement]

Chairman Salmon’s Opening Statement:

Chairman Royce’s Opening Statement:

Witnesses

Chairman Salmon Questions Witnesses:

Chairman Royce Questions Witnesses:

Mrs. Jill Tahmooressi
(Mother of Sergeant Andrew Tahmooressi)
[full text of statement]
[truth in testimony form]

Lieutenant Commander Montel B. Williams, USN, Retired
(Veterans Advocate)
[full text of statement]
[truth in testimony form]

Sergeant Robert Buchanan, USMC, Retired
(Served with Sergeant Tahmooressi in Afghanistan)
[full text of statement]
[truth in testimony form]

Mr. Pete Hegseth
Chief Executive Officer
Concerned Veterans for America
[full text of statement]
[truth in testimony form]
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Hearing transcript (PDF)