Subcommittee on Modernization to Hold “Continuity of Congress: Preparing for the Future by Learning from the Past” Hearing
On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. ET, Rep. Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Modernization, will hold a hearing entitled “Continuity of Congress: Preparing for the Future by Learning from the Past” to examine the viability of congressional continuity and discuss more about the Congress’s post-September 11th response to addressing congressional continuity. During the 117th Congress, the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress held a hearing called by then-Chairman Kilmer to examine congressional continuity and explore a range of topics.
Opening Remarks:
Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Morelle opening remarks here.
Ranking Member Kilmer opening remarks here.
WITNESSES:
PANEL ONE
Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-02)
Doctor and Army Reserve veteran who tended to Rep. Steve Scalise’s wounds on the field during a political violence attack during a congressional baseball game practice
PANEL TWO
R. Eric Petersen
Specialist in American National Government
Congressional Research Service
Tom Wickham
Former Parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives
Senior Vice President of State & Local Policy
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Rebecca Gambler
Director of Homeland Security and Justice
U.S. Government Accountability Office
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