Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: “I welcome the President’s submission to Congress of a blueprint to finally shutter the prison at Guantanamo Bay. The continued operation of this prison damages our international standing, provides a propaganda tool for terrorists, and costs hundreds of millions of dollars each year. We have a proven and effective alternative in our federal courts, which ...
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The omnibus spending bill filed in the House of Representatives today includes the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 and the FY16 Intelligence Authorization Act. Versions of both bills have passed the House of Representatives with large, bipartisan majorities. The Cybersecurity Act of 2015 is similar to the Protecting Cyber Networks Act (H.R. 1560), which passed the House on April 22 by a vote of 307-116. It also resembles the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015, which passed the ...
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The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly approved the Fiscal Year 2016 Intelligence Authorization Act (HR 4127) on a bipartisan 364-58 vote. The House had previously approved an Intelligence Authorization Act in June. The new version, updated to include measures in the bill reported out by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, provides the Intelligence Community the authorization needed to protect and defend the United States. It supports critical national security programs such...
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Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, spoke on the House Floor in support of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. A fact sheet from the HPSCI Minority Staff can be found online here. Below are his remarks (as delivered): “First, I want to begin by thanking Chairman Nunes. Mr. Chairman, it’s been a great pleasure to work with you. I greatly appreciate your dedication to the responsibilities we have and the ...
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Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, released the following statement: “For many Americans, the horrendous loss of life and scenes of chaos of the Paris terrorist attacks harkened back to our own experience in the wake of Se...
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Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement. "While it remains too early to tell the role encrypted communications may have played in the devastating terrorist attacks in Paris, we do know that ISIS regularly instructs its operatives to use encrypted platforms precisely to help evade detection. These platforms are made overseas as well as in the U.S., and there are significant security, technologica...
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Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: "The Administration's decision to deploy approximately 50 special operations forces to Northern Syria represents a serious new commitment in the fight against ISIS and has the potential of escalating America's role in the war. Combined with the dispatch of additional A-10 and F-15 fighters to Incirlik, continued resupply of vetted anti-ISIS forces and a r...
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Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: "Our nation faces a multitude of cyber threats to our privacy, our economy, and our critical infrastructure. Central to an effective national response is information sharing legislation, which will essentially crowdsource cybersecurity by encouraging the rapid, nation-wide sharing of threats and solutions between and among the government and the private s...
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Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: “President Xi’s commitment to neither conduct nor support cyber espionage for commercial gain is long overdue. No nation has done more to advance its economic interests through the theft of the work product of others than China, at tremendous cost to American businesses and jobs. I remain skeptical that China will deliver on this promise, and believe it w...
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For Immediate Release Thursday, August 13, 2015 Contact: Patrick Boland, (202) 225-4176 Current and Former House Intelligence Committee Members Urge Colleagues to Review Intelligence Community Assessments of Iran Nuclear Deal Today, current and former Members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) sent a letter to their colleagues concerning Iran's past nuclear weapons work and the likelihood of catching Iran if it cheated and attempted to establish a covert enrichment ...
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