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This Week in the House Judiciary Committee March 1 - 4, 2016

Washington, DC, February 29, 2016

TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2016

10:00 a.m.       Executive Overreach Task Force Hearing

2237 Rayburn House Office Building

"The Original Understanding of the Role of Congress and How Far We’ve Drifted From It"

Witnesses:

  • Mr. Matthew Spalding, Associate Vice President and Dean of Educational Programs Hillsdale College, Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship
  • Mr. James C. Capretta, Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute and Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center
  • Mr. Joseph Postell, Assistant Professor of Political Science University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
  • Mr. Stephen I. Vladeck, Professor of Law, American University, Washington College of Law

1:00 p.m.        Full Committee Hearing

2142 Rayburn House Office Building

"The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans’ Security and Privacy"

Witnesses:

Panel I

  • The Honorable James B. Comey, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Panel II

  • Mr. Bruce Sewell, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Apple, Inc.
  • Ms. Susan Landau, Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Mr. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York County