WASHINGTON — Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Fred Thompson (R-TN) and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) today announced the committee will hear testimony from the following witnesses regarding the future of the Independent Counsel Act on Wednesday, March 17, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in 216 Hart:
Panel I
Janet Reno
U.S. Attorney General
Panel II
John Q. Barrett
Former Associate Independent Counsel for the Iran-Contra Investigation
Philip B. Heymann
Former Deputy Attorney General and Associate Watergate Special Prosecutor
Charles G. La Bella
Former Supervising Attorney for the Justice Department’s Campaign Financing Task Force