Full Committee Hearing

Perspectives on the Strategic Necessity of Iran Sanctions

Date:   Tuesday, January 27, 2015 Time:   10:00 AM

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COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS will meet in EXECUTIVE SESSION to VOTE on the Committee budget resolution, rules of procedure, and subcommittee organization for the 114th Congress. Following the EXECUTIVE SESSION the Committee will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing on “Perspectives on the Strategic Necessity of Iran Sanctions.” Witnesses on Panel I will be The Honorable Antony J. Blinken, Deputy Secretary of State, United States Department of State; and The Honorable David S. Cohen, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, United States Department of the Treasury. Witnesses on Panel II will be Mr. Mark Dubowitz, Director, Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance Foundation for the Defense of Democracies; and Dr. Patrick Clawson, Director of Research, Washington Institute for Near East Policy. All hearings are webcast live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.

Witnesses

Witness Panel 1

  1. The Honorable Antony J. Blinken
    Deputy Secretary of State
    United States Department of State
  2. The Honorable David S. Cohen
    Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
    U.S. Department of the Treasury

Witness Panel 2

  1. Dr. Patrick Clawson
    Director of Research
    Washington Institute for Near East Policy
  2. Mr. Mark Dubowitz
    Executive Director
    Foundation for the Defense of Democracies