House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes issued the following statement on the nomination of General James Mattis as the next Secretary of Defense: “I congratulate General Mattis on his nomination as Secretary of Defense. In light of his long list of accomplishments and decades of service to this nation, I can think of no better candidate to lead America’s military in our long fight against jihadism and in countering other pressing threats. I look forward to working ...
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The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly approved the Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 on a bipartisan 390-30 vote. The bill (H.R. 6393) ensures that the programs and activities of the U.S. Intelligence Community are authorized by law, fully resourced, and subject to rigorous congressional oversight. Focusing on current terrorism threats as well as other long-term challenges, the bill includes provisions to ensure good governance and fiscal responsibility, stren...
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House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes has introduced the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (H.R. 6393) in the House of Representatives. This bipartisan legislation provides the Intelligence Community authorization needed to protect and defend the United States. It is similar to H.R. 5077, which passed the House in May 2016 by a 371-35 margin, and also reflects negotiations with the Senate. The bill supports critical national security programs suc...
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House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes sent a letter today to Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper asking both officials to appear before the Committee to discuss the veracity of press reports that they recommended removing Admiral Michael Rogers, Director of the National Security Agency. You can read the letter here.
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House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes today released the following statement on the nomination of Congressman Mike Pompeo as the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: “I am pleased that Mike Pompeo has been nominated as the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Mike has spent an immense amount of time in the field all across the world meeting with our intelligence professionals and service members on behalf of the House Intelligence Committ...
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Chairman Devin Nunes and Ranking Member Adam Schiff of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) announced today that the Committee will hold an open hearing to examine the scope of support that the Intelligence Community provides for the Department of Defense. The hearing will be held at 9:30 am on Thursday, November 17, in room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building. It will be livestreamed on the HPSCI website here. Who: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence...
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House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes today sent a letter to FBI Director James Comey asking for additional information on the FBI’s investigation of Hillary Clinton’s use of an unauthorized email server. You can read the letter here.
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House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes issued the following statement about the FBI’s decision to reopen its investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server: “Since tens of thousands of emails traversed Hillary Clinton’s unauthorized server, including 30,000 that she deleted to avoid disclosure, it’s no surprise that the FBI has found additional problematic emails. FBI Director James Comey is right to reopen the investig...
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Reps. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), and Devin Nunes (R-CA), Chairmen respectively of the House Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, this week urged the White House to take seriously Russian breaches of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, implement promised sanctions, and develop military options to confront new Russian weapons. In the letter the Chairmen assert that Russia "is now in material breach” of the INF treaty. Regarded as a cornerstone of nuclear disarmament agreements, ...
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Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) released the following statement and summary findings after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released additional files related to its investigation of Secretary Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server. "We find Under Secretary Kennedy's actions extremely disturbing. Those who receive classified intelligence should not barter in it – t...
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