INTERVIEW — SUSAN FERRECHIO — Chief Congressional Correspondent for the Washington Examiner
- Latest Congress news:
- Chaffetz has scheduled yet another Clinton email hearing for Thursday, is not ruling out more. (Washington Post) — With just a few working weeks of Congress left, House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) has pledged to hold fresh hearings on Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server before leaving the State Department. In an interview with radio host and cable news commentator Hugh Hewitt, Chaffetz said that at least two hearings were coming, with the first, on the Freedom of Information Act, scheduled for this coming Thursday. “How is it the State Department essentially lied to the media, the world, and the public?” Chaffetz said Tuesday morning. “It’s our information. These aren’t Hillary Clinton’s emails. These are federal records”
- Battle over Zika funding: Paul Ryan – @SpeakerRyan: “The House passed the $1.1 BILLION dollar bill to fund fight against #Zika. Senate Democrats should stop blocking it.”
- House to vote this week on letting 9/11 families sue Saudis (USA Today) — WASHINGTON — The House will vote this week on whether to allow 9/11 survivors and family members of those killed that day to sue Saudi Arabia in connection with the attacks, a spokeswoman for House Speaker Paul Ryan confirmed Wednesday. he Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) passed the Senate unanimously in mid-May. President Obama has threatened to veto the legislation, saying it could open the door for other countries to allow lawsuits against Americans in courts abroad. But Congress appears to have enough votes for an override. “We are firm believers nobody is going to vote against this bill,” Terry Strada, national chair of the 9/11 Families and Survivors United for Justice Against Terrorism, said Wednesday.
