Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the committee will convene a hearing on Tuesday, July 25 entitled “Authorization for the Use of Military Force and Current Terrorist Threats." The hearing will begin at 10 a.m.
Chairman Royce on the hearing: “While important progress has been made, terrorist groups like Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and ISIS remain dangerous security threats to the United States and our allies. As part of the committee’s ongoing oversight related to these conflicts, we will discuss these grave threats and authorities that empower our men and women in uniform to carry out important missions that help keep us safe."
What.
Hearing: Authorization for the Use of Military Force and Current Terrorist Threats
When.
10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 25
Where.
2172 Rayburn House Office Building
Witnesses.
The Honorable Michael B. Mukasey
(Former Attorney General of the United States)
Brigadier General Richard C. Gross, USA, Retired
Partner
Fluet Huber + Hoang, PLLC
(Former Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff)
The Honorable Matthew G. Olsen
Lecturer on Law
Harvard Law School
(Former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center).
