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- ‘Rivers in the sky’ have drenched California, yet even more extreme rains are possible
- Granderson: Arizona’s indictment of Trump allies follows a sordid, racist history
- Turner Speaks in Support of Reforming FISA Section 702, Against Warrant Amendment
- Turner Statement on the Upcoming Resignation of Congressman Mike Gallagher
- Reports and Letters
- Turner, Rogers, McCaul, Cole, Calvert, Diaz-Balart Support Passage of the Supplemental
- Reports
His threat followed moves by his predecessor Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), Democrats and a few Republicans to strip Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) of their committee assignments when Democrats were in control. “We are absolutely committed to fostering a safe, respectful workplace environment for our employees and have taken significant steps to ensure that, both by bolstering our focus on prevention and strengthening the agency’s handling of these issues when they arise,” the spokesperson said in a statement. Washington, DC — Today, Representative Jim Himes (CT-04) was named Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The Committee oversees the nation's intelligence agencies and activities, including components of the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, State, Treasury and Energy.
‘Rivers in the sky’ have drenched California, yet even more extreme rains are possible
The Select Committee is an ad-hoc panel created to build bipartisan consensus on China policies, but it does not have the authority to pass the bill. It’s up to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, which is a permanent committee, to pass the BIOSECURE Act. WASHINGTON — A House committee next month plans to mark up legislation that would restrict U.S. biotechnology companies from doing business with a Chinese company that makes key drug ingredients, according to five lobbyists tracking the BIOSECURE Act. The goal is for the House to pass the bill before the July 4 recess, setting it up to be included in a year-end must-pass legislative package.
Granderson: Arizona’s indictment of Trump allies follows a sordid, racist history
The Washington Post reported that Russia “has experimented with the use of nuclear explosions or directed energy to disable satellites,” according to one U.S. official. Prior to being elected to Congress, he served for seven years as a prosecutor in the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. Greene was removed from her committee assignments in February 2021 over racist rhetoric and supporting violence against Democrats. Gosar faced a similar punishment in November 2021 after posting, and later deleting, a cartoon video with his face superimposed on a character who kills someone with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) face and wields swords against President Biden.
White House, congressional leaders set to discuss 'serious national security threat' - UPI News
White House, congressional leaders set to discuss 'serious national security threat'.
Posted: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT [source]
Turner Speaks in Support of Reforming FISA Section 702, Against Warrant Amendment
He authored the Schiff-Cárdenas Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act of 2000, which provided millions in funding to keep at-risk youth out of prison. Perhaps most notably, Adam is known as the "Father of the Gold Line" for his work to expand Metro rail into the San Gabriel valley, from Pasadena to Azusa, a project that is still ongoing. In 1996, Adam was elected to the California State Senate, and when his term began, he was the Senate’s youngest member. During his four-year term, Adam chaired the Senate Public Employment and Retirement Committee, the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Senate Select Committee on Juvenile Justice, and the Joint Committee on the Arts. After Adam graduated from Harvard, he moved to Los Angeles to serve as a law clerk for Judge William Matthew Byrne, Jr. Adam later joined the U.S. Greene became a top ally of McCarthy and pushed her conservative colleagues in the House Freedom Caucus to support his bid for speaker, which ultimately required 15 votes over four days.
Among his accomplishments, Adam obtained federal funding to create a Foothills Regional DNA Lab in Glendale to speed the processing of DNA evidence in Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, and other foothill cities and take violent offenders off the street. Adam also introduced the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act to ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when it acts negligently, and victims of gun violence get their day in court. He has also been a leading proponent in Congress for the Justice Reinvestment Initiative, a program that helps states reduce spending on incarceration while reinvesting the savings in public safety and community investments. He has also led efforts in Congress to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide and in 2019 the U.S. Congress passed Adam's related resolution with overwhelming bipartisan support, ending decades of shameful silence on the issue. Adam has been a leading voice against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and their foreign interference in our elections.
At the same time, aggressive oversight is critical to ensuring that their activities, often conducted in secret, are consistent with our constitutional and moral values. The hallmark of the China committee, as fervently emphasized by its former chairman Gallagher, is its commitment to bipartisanship. First, a third of Democrats opposed the panel, and even among those who supported it, concerns were raised about the potential for partisan divergence. While his efforts to form a bipartisan China Task Force that focused on the origins of COVID-19 faltered, McCarthy pulled off the establishment of the House China panel despite the Republicans’ razor-thin majority following the 2022 midterm elections.
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Representative Mike Gallagher on April 20 has not only narrowed the House Republicans’ majority to a precarious one-vote margin, but has also cast a shadow of uncertainty over the future of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, which he chaired. Representative Mike Gallagher’s surprise resignation will create a leadership vacuum in the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, which he chaired. Former President Donald Trump, for example, ended US participation in an arms-control pact with Russia that regulated the deployment of intermediate-range nuclear weapons, citing alleged Russian noncompliance.
Adam has worked to harden our defenses against foreign interference in our elections and expose it to the American public. In 2023, he reintroduced the Protecting Our Democracy Act, landmark legislation to prevent the abuse of power by any president and to strengthen checks and balances. He has also fought to strengthen our democracy by championing expansion of voting rights for all Americans, and legislation to expand and protect the rights of all Americans, including women and LGBTQ individuals whose rights have been under assault.
He was part of the congressional delegation that traveled to Ukraine to meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in the spring of 2022 and has strongly advocated for the U.S. provision of aid and economic support for Ukraine. The Republican chair of the committee, Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio, and the ranking Democrat, Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, said in a joint statement that they would keep up efforts to track how the agency handles sexual misconduct. “I am deeply honored to have been appointed Ranking Member of the Intelligence Committee,” said Rep. Himes. “The threats against our nation are fast evolving, and it is critical that the Intelligence Community keep pace. The men and women of our Intelligence Community, many of whom make huge sacrifices for our safety, need and deserve our support and thanks.
Gallagher stood out as one of the few open critics of Trump within the Republicans, capable of pursuing his agenda while heading off mounting pressure from Trumpism. If the former president is reelected in November, his dollar-driven approach to Beijing is very likely to clash with the committee’s principle of comprehensive confrontation across all dimensions, as evidenced by Trump’s abrupt reversal from supporting to opposing the TikTok ban. Second, the committee’s future effectiveness is increasingly impacted by the escalating internecine tussle within the GOP. Last year, internal discord within the party presented itself multiple times over how to confront Beijing, particularly regarding issues such as the complete revocation of China’s “permanent normal trade relations” (PNTR) status. On the contrary, although Moolenaar serves on the House Committee on Appropriations, he lacks a role as a defense appropriator. Furthermore, there is limited evidence showcasing his ability to leverage diverse resources to promote crucial security-related legislation.
In contrast to the narrower scope of the proposed China Task Force, the newly formed committee takes a full and holistic approach, addressing military, economic, and technological challenges posed by China. “In response to that letter, a meeting is now scheduled tomorrow on this matter here at the Capitol with the Gang of Four and with the president’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan,” he added, referring to a group of eight top members of Congress who are regularly briefed on highly classified information. The frightening possibility was revealed hours after House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner publicly said Congress had information on a “serious national security threat” — sparking intense speculation. "Congressman Swalwell's determined leadership and energetic, fresh perspective will help our country meet the national security and intelligence challenges of the 21st century," Leader Pelosi said. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today announced he was appointed to serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
In his 12th term in the House of Representatives, Schiff serves as a senior member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, which oversees the administration of justice within our nation's federal courts, federal administrative agencies, and federal law enforcement. Schiff is on a leave of absence from the House Appropriations Committee,where he remains an ex officio member. Before joining The Times in September 2021, he spent nearly seven years at Politico, where he covered breaking news, Congress, the Trump White House, the 2020 Democratic presidential primary and race and policy. He is an alumnus of Florida A&M University and serves as deputy chair of the National Assn. of Black Journalists’ Political Task Force. Deeply reported insights into legislation, politics and policy from Sacramento, Washington and beyond. McCarthy has the authority to unilaterally reject Democrats nominated to serve on the Intelligence panel because the speaker has the final say over membership of select committees.
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