Press Releases
Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami
202-226-7616
08/31/2007
Pelosi and Reid Announce Series of House and Senate Hearings on Iraq
The hearings will examine the ongoing situation in
While the President continues to stay the course and ask Americans to pay for his failed strategy in
The hearing schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds an open hearing on the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report assessing the political and military progress in Iraq- 10 a.m. 419 Dirksen
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
House Armed Services Committee holds an open hearing on the GAO report- 10:00 a.m. 2118 Rayburn
House Foreign Affairs Committee holds an open hearing on the GAO report-2:00 p.m. 2172 Rayburn
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Senate Armed Services Committee holds an open hearing on Marine General James Jones report on training and capabilities of the Iraqi security forces-10:00 a.m. 216 Hart
House Armed Services Committee holds an open hearing on report from Marine General James Jones with testimony from General Jones- 2:30 p.m. 2118 Rayburn
Senate Intelligence Committee holds a CLOSED hearing on the National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq- 2:30 p.m.
Joint House Armed Services/Foreign Affairs Committees hold an open hearing on “Beyond the September Reports: What’s Next for
Friday, September 7, 2007
Senate Armed Services Committee holds an open hearing on the GAO report- 9 a.m. Room TBD
Monday, September 10, 2007
Joint House Armed Services/Foreign Affairs Committees hold an open hearing with U.S. Armed Forces Commander in Iraq General David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker’s on their report assessing the situation in Iraq-12:30 p.m. 345 Cannon
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds an open hearing with General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker on their report on
Senate Armed Services Committee holds an open hearing with General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker on their report on
House Armed Services Committee holds an open hearing on contracting and weapons accountability issues in
September 12, 2007
(tentative) Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing with Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Peter Pace – Time and Room TBD