Margie Burns :: Today on Capitol Hill: Ashcroft on Gitmo, insurance companies on terminating their policies, Senate on super-wealthy tax havens abroad

Main Page

Photos

Secure

author

White House memos

White House emails

This Month

Month Archive

September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
June 2008
May 2008

Year Archive

2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004

Main Page

Previous:	Mukasey 'requests' the president to assert executive privilege
Next:	Insurance companies, Medicare, and prescription drugs: Government Reform Committee to hear testimony on whether private insurers are locking in discounts for the taxpayer

Today on Capitol Hill: Ashcroft on Gitmo, insurance companies on terminating their policies, Senate on super-wealthy tax havens abroad

by margieburns on Thu 17 Jul 2008 06:59 AM EDT | Permanent Link | Cosmos

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft is scheduled to appear today before the House Judiciary Committee. The hearing is "From the Department of Justice to Guantanamo Bay: Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules, Part V."

Witnesses:

John D. Ashcroft, former Attorney General of the United States

Walter Dellinger, former Assistant Attorney General and Solicitor General

Ben Wittes, Brookings Institution

Also today, over at House Oversight and Government Reform, a full committee hearing is scheduled on "“Business Practices in the Individual Health Insurance Market: Termination of Coverage.”

Meanwhile, over on the Senate side, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has scheduled a hearing for today on tax cheats using tax havens abroad. Witnesses include at least one employee of the usually closed-mouth banking system in Liechenstein, where U.S. super-rich reportedly stash billions to avoid billions in taxes. This at a time of soaring national debt, budget deficits and pressing need . . .

The Judiciary and Senate hearings begin at 9:30 a.m. The Oversight & Government Reform hearing will begin at 10:00 a.m.

Posted to:

Main Page