The press also asked the Chairman if the Committee has an estimate of how much longer the hearings will continue, before the entire inquiry comes to a close. The Senate investigation began in November of last year, and is now completing it’s 8th month. 

As we’ve showed you, Chairman Aldo Salazar thinks that the hearings should have ended already, and today, he said that the Committee has only a few more witnesses to be called. 

Here’s his answer to that question:

Hon. Aldo Salazar - Chairman, Senate Select Committee
"For my part for wishing to wind it down I think from very earlier. I have my own views on what merit we've been gathering over the past few weeks. I only speak for myself when it comes to this, I think we are winding down, we should be winding down. As I've said as the chairman I want to make it clear, I do not have a vote that's why when you ask me certain things I cannot really give a definitive answer because I don't decide, those things are decided by the committee. I can only vote when there is an equal number of votes on either side then I cast vote but for my part I feel that we are about to wind down hopefully then we'll be able - I can start to write my report and when I say my report I meant taking ownership of the report. The rules require that I provide the first drive to the committee and then we deliberate. I don't know what the logistics of that will be but I will look forward to not having to prepare that draft on my own and to get input from the other members."