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Read. Follow. Verify.House Oversight Committee Hearing on Iran Nuclear Deal Narratives
Record date · January 1, 2016
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What This Bill Does
This document is a transcript from a May 17, 2016, House Oversight Committee hearing regarding the White House's communication strategy surrounding the Iran Nuclear Deal. The committee discussed concerns over transparency and the administration's refusal to make Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes available for testimony.
The hearing highlights a conflict between the legislative and executive branches regarding the oversight of foreign policy communications and the administration's decision to withhold a key official from congressional questioning.
Who It Affects
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House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
The committee is exercising its oversight authority to investigate executive branch communications.
White House Administration
The administration is the subject of the committee's inquiry and has declined to provide a specific witness.
Key Facts
- The hearing was held on May 17, 2016, by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- The committee formally requested the testimony of Ben Rhodes, which the White House declined via a letter from Counsel W. Neil Eggleston on May 16, 2016.
- The committee entered a New York Times Magazine article regarding Ben Rhodes into the official record.
- The committee entered a letter from Senators John Cornyn, Mark Kirk, and John Barrasso regarding the Iran deal into the record.
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- The committee entered an IAEA report on Iran's nuclear verification into the record.
- Three expert witnesses provided testimony: Michael Rubin, Michael Doran, and John Hannah.
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Executive-Legislative Conflict
The document illustrates a clear refusal by the executive branch to comply with a congressional request for testimony from a senior advisor.
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