Senate panel to hear from Liberian president

Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hear testimony from Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on the Ebola crisis.

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) will chair the subcommittee on African Affairs hearing on Wednesday titled, “The Ebola Epidemic: The Keys to Success for the International Response.”

{mosads}“Ebola has claimed more than 6,000 lives and continues to ravage communities in West Africa,” Coons said. “It is an honor that President Sirleaf will join us for this hearing and discuss not only her efforts to stop the Ebola outbreak, but to ensure Liberia emerges stronger and better prepared for future crises.”

Liberia has been hit hard by the Ebola crisis.

On Monday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will work on a measure authorizing the use of military force against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) — though it is unlikely that the full Senate will have time to vote on the AUMF before adjourning for the year.

Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to testify before that panel.

Details on these and other Senate hearings follow:

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

– Dec. 10, “The Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Effective Enforcement and the Future of Derivatives Regulation”

10 a.m., 328A Russell Senate Office Building

Senate Armed Services

– Dec. 8, “Nominations”

2:30 p.m., 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

– Dec. 9, “Inequality, Opportunity, and the Housing Market”

11 a.m., 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building

– Dec. 10, “Cybersecurity: Enhancing Coordination to Protect the Financial Sector”

10 a.m., 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation

– Dec. 10, “Passenger Rail: Investing in our Nation’s Future”

2:30 p.m., 253 Russell Senate Office Building

Senate Finance

– Dec. 9, “Social Security: Is a Key Foundation of Economic Security Working for Women?”

10 a.m., 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Senate Foreign Relations

– Dec. 8, “Authorization For The Use of Military Force Against ISIL”

2 p.m., 216 Hart Senate Office Building

Subcommittee on African Affairs

– Dec. 10, “The Ebola Epidemic: The Keys to Success for the International Response”

10:30 a.m., 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

– Dec. 11, “Oversight of the Implications of the President’s Executive Order on Improving Chemical Facility and Security”

10 a.m., 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Senate Judiciary

– Dec. 9, “Campus Sexual Assault: the Roles and Responsibilities of Law Enforcement”

10:30 a.m., 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building

– Dec. 9, “The State of Civil and Human Rights in the United States”

2:30 p.m., 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building

– Dec. 10, “Nominations”

10 a.m., 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building

– Dec. 10, “Keeping Families Together: The President’s Executive Action On Immigration And The Need To Pass Comprehensive Reform”

2:30 p.m., 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building

– Dec. 11, “Executive Business Meeting”

10 a.m., 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building