Admin’s Special Envoys for Guantanamo Closure to be Pressed on Past Testimony

Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow at 10 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing entitled “Demanding Accountability: The Administration’s Reckless Release of Terrorists from Guantanamo.”

Chairman Royce on the hearing: “President Obama’s Special Envoys for Guantanamo Bay Closure made statements to the committee about detainee releases that contradict administration assessments.  Rather than explain or correct its testimony, the administration chose to ignore our formal inquiry.  That’s unacceptable.

“The administration’s release of terrorists who return to the battlefield is reckless policy that demands accountability and transparency.

“Congress has an obligation to provide oversight, especially on matters of national security.  In this hearing, we will press the administration to set the record straight.”

What:
Hearing: Demanding Accountability: The Administration’s Reckless Release of Terrorists from Guantanamo

When:
Thursday, July 7 at 10 a.m. ET

Where:
2172 Rayburn House Office Building

Witnesses:
Mr. Lee Wolosky
Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure
U.S. Department of State

Mr. Paul M. Lewis
Special Envoy for Guantanamo Detention Closure
U.S. Department of Defense

***See www.foreignaffairs.house.gov for updates.

***Coverage note:  All Foreign Affairs Committee proceedings are webcast live at www.foreignaffairs.house.gov/live-video-feed.

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