• Western Hemisphere Field Hearing

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    Name: Western Hemisphere Field Hearing
    Date: March 12, 2018
    Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
    Event Description:

    Congressman Gaetz (FL01) is hosting the “Western Hemisphere Field Hearing: Hezbollah Gains in South America” in Pensacola, FL on March 12, 2018. The purpose of this event is to engage in meaningful discussion relating to drug trafficking and terrorism in the Western Hemisphere. Congressman Gaetz would like to specifically examine some of the following topics during the panel discussions:

    • Effective implementation of policy and proper allocation of resources to support drug interdiction efforts and combat terrorism in the Western Hemisphere
    • Collaboration of Venezuelan officials with Hezbollah and Venezuela’s support of terrorism
    • Hezbollah integration with criminal networks in South America
    • Hezbollah fundraising in the South American region
    • The role and resources of Northwest Florida and capabilities to support
    • Operations in the Gulf of Mexico related to transnational organized crime
    • Identifying and targeting major trafficking organizations and corridors for illicit drug exports to the United States

    Congressman Gaetz’s goals are to identify main threats, receive recommendations to target those threats, and to develop and execute a plan on how Congress can assist in combating and eliminating those threats. 

     

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    In the Blue Angels Atrium
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