Congressman Cohen Raises Questions at Intelligence Committee Hearing on Emerging Threats

WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today questioned expert witnesses at a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on "Emerging Threats 25 Years after 9/11."

Congressman Cohen asked about threats to free and fair elections in the United States, the use of emerging technology in infantry warfare in Ukraine and future conflicts, President Trump's lifting of export controls on China to allow it to buy advanced computer chips, and the importance of Taiwan in the manufacturing of advanced computer chips.

See his line of questioning here.

Witnesses at today's hearing were:

• Lieutenant General (retired) H.R. McMaster, former National Security Advisor, Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution at Stanford University;
• Dr. Seth G. Jones, President, Defense and Security Department, Center for Strategic and International Studies;
• Frank Cilluffo, Director, McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure at Auburn University;
• Dr. Benjamin Buchanan, Dmitri Alperovitch Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

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