The first fascist government was run by Benito Mussolini in Italy from 1922 until 1943. The governments of Engelbert Dollfuss in Austria and Adolf Hitler in Germany are also referred to as fascist, but this is not completely accurate.he first fascist government was run by Benito Mussolini in Italy from 1922 until 1943. The governments of Engelbert Dollfuss in Austria and Adolf Hitler in Germany are also referred to as fascist, but this is not completely accurate.
About Committee Hearings of the U.S. Congress. Committee hearings are a method by which committee members gather information to inform committee business. Business dealt with by hearings may be broadly classified into four types: legislative, oversight, investigative, and consideration of presidential nominations.
Witnesses in congressional hearings who make false statements under oath can be prosecuted for perjury, a criminal offense. But at the same time, witnesses in legislative hearings are covered by a common-law privilege that is analogous to the legal privilege that protects witnesses in judicial proceedings.