Hearing:"U.S. Assistance Options for the Andes"
Convened By:Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Tradeboth panels are chaired by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2000
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Description:This hearing follows a hearing the caucus held on September 21, 1999, to look at the situation in Colombia and ask how U.S. counter-narcotics strategy has responded to increased drug trafficking from Colombia and the region. The February 22 hearing will give policy makers another opportunity to explain what the United States is trying to accomplish in Colombia and how the President's recently proposed emergency aid package will further the United States goals in the entire region. As part of a comprehensive look, the hearing will promote the importance of a economic approach to the region.
A witness list will be released next week.