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Why this hearing
On the record: 4 witnesses: 2 academics, 1 from a business or trade group, and 1 from an advocacy group or think tank.
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Did this hearing get real answers, or was it mostly speeches?
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What each witness said
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The subcommittee
16 members · 9 Republicans, 7 Democrats
- Scott FitzgeraldR-WI-5 · CHAIR
- Michael BaumgartnerR-WA-5
- Ben ClineR-VA-6
- Lance GoodenR-TX-5
- Harriet M. HagemanR-WY-AL
- Mark HarrisR-NC-8
- Darrell IssaR-CA-48
- Derek SchmidtR-KS-2
- Jim JordanR-OH-4 · EX OFFICIO
- Jerrold NadlerD-NY-12 · RANKING
- Becca BalintD-VT-AL
- J. Luis CorreaD-CA-46
- Chuy GarcíaD-IL-4
- Hank JohnsonD-GA-4
- Zoe LofgrenD-CA-18
- Jamie RaskinD-MD-8 · EX OFFICIO
Witnesses
- Patrick SmithCEO, Axon Enterprise, Inc.THIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Magatte WadeSenior Fellow for Initiatives for America, Atlas NetworkTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Steve VladeckAgnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Federal Courts, Georgetown LawTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Dr. Patrick McLaughlinResearch Fellow, Hoover InstitutionTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
In the news
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Timeline & documents
- Hearing noticed (done)
- Held (done)FEB 11, 2025 · 10:00 AM – 11:49 AM
- Video posted (done)FEB 11, 2025 · 11:49 AM
- Written testimony posted (not yet)NOT POSTED YET
- Questions for the record (not yet)NOT POSTED YET
- Printed transcript (done)PUBLISHED MAY 1, 2025
- Written testimonyPENDING
- Questions for the recordPENDING
- Printed transcriptPDF (opens the committee’s file)
Written follow-up questions from members, answered after the hearing. aren’t posted yet. The printed transcript is out.
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