Swalwell Appointed to Serve on Intelligence Committee

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• Anti-Israel protesters crash WH Correspondents Dinner red carpet, mob celebs and chant 'f--k Joe Biden' in DC anarchy
• Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner Holds Open Panel With Former Members of Congress
• House Intelligence Committee Members: Bring the Ukraine Aid Package to the Floor
• Himes Announces Subcommittee Assignments for 118th Congress
• Lady Gaga cancels sister’s bachelorette party at LES club The Box after pressure over sex harassment suit
• About Adam
• Turner Statement on the Passing of Joe Lieberman, Former U.S. Senator
• United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Adam has advanced efforts to protect the freedom of the press by authorizing the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act, as well as legislation to prevent the proliferation of nuclear material. Adam has always believed that small businesses are the true engine of growth, and he continues to fight to enact tax relief for small businesses, create good-paying jobs, and restore America as a manufacturing powerhouse. He was an early advocate for the expansion of Medi-Cal to ensure low-income children and families, pregnant women, and people with disabilities have access to free or low-cost quality health care in the state of California. Adam also is a cosponsor of Medicare for All and continues to fight for expanded access to health care for all. In 2023, Adam secured more than $13.7 million in federal funding to address homelessness and food insecurity, local education, and improve public health and safety programs within his district.

Anti-Israel protesters crash WH Correspondents Dinner red carpet, mob celebs and chant 'f--k Joe Biden' in DC anarchy

“Over the course of the investigation, the Committee discovered that CIA failed to handle allegations of sexual assault and harassment within its workforce in the professional and uniform manner that such sensitive allegations warrant,” it said. One Hill source told The Post, however, that the information was “urgent” and concerned a potential foreign military capability. Russia destroyed one of its own satellites in 2021 using a ground-based missile, creating a hazardous cloud of 1,500 trackable pieces of space junk that threatened other satellites.

Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner Holds Open Panel With Former Members of Congress

Whether Russia actually has developed a space-based nuclear capability — or if it’s merely interested in doing so — is unclear. Attacks on satellites could threaten communications as well as important scientific and military tools. He currently is a member of the House Committee on the Judiciary and is on leave from the House Appropriations Committee. He previously served as Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and as a member of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, the United States House Select Committee on Benghazi and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. As a state legislator, Adam authored dozens of bills that were enacted into law, from guaranteeing up-to-date textbooks in the classroom, overhauling state child support laws, passing a patient's bill of rights, and guaranteeing cost-of-living increases for teacher pensions.

House Intelligence Committee Members: Bring the Ukraine Aid Package to the Floor

As part of its oversight responsibilities, the Committee performs an annual review of the intelligence budget submitted by the president and prepares legislation authorizing appropriations for the various civilian and military agencies and departments comprising the intelligence community. The BIOSECURE Act was written by leaders of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, in response to fears that Chinese biotechnology companies could threaten U.S. national security if they give the Chinese government access to sensitive health information about Americans. Widely regarded as a rising star on Capitol Hill, Gallagher earned a reputation as a serious legislator deeply committed to national security issues. Under his leadership, the committee organized numerous hearings, facilitating thorough, sometimes even contentious, exchanges of views on various aspects of the China challenge, spanning economic, security, political, and cultural dimensions. “Last month, I sent a letter to the White House requesting a meeting with the president to discuss a serious national security issue that is classified,” Johnson told reporters at the Capitol. As a former federal prosecutor, Schiff has worked to improve public safety and end the scourge of gun violence, with an emphasis on smart, cost-effective solutions, as well as a leader pushing for criminal justice reform.

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Himes Announces Subcommittee Assignments for 118th Congress

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In the meantime, alongside the committee’s ranking member, Democratic Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, Gallagher dedicated a significant portion of his working hours to crafting a series of anti-China bills. Although the majority of these bills did not progress beyond the introduction stage on the House floor, Gallagher successfully championed the passage of his most impactful legislation to date, the TikTok ban. Moreover, Gallagher employed a multifaceted strategy, employing open letters and media appearances not only to critique the Chinese government but also to scrutinize American corporations engaging with Beijing. His approach to China policy, epitomized by the guiding principle of the China committee, was holistic, intertwining efforts across diverse sectors rather than fixating solely on individual concerns. Second, the timing of the committee’s inception coincided with peak tensions between the United States and China, occurring before U.S.

About Adam

Adam has also long-championed NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and investments in new technology and space exploration, which has fueled his belief that American leadership in space exploration is a key economic driver in tech and emerging industries. Adam has fought hard to preserve and expand the robotic missions undertaken by JPL from missions to Mars to a future mission to Jupiter's moon of Europa. And closer to home, he has partnered with the California Institute of Technology to obtain over $100 million in federal funding for the West Coast Earthquake Early Warning system, which can provide Californians a warning prior to the arrival of a destructive earthquake. Adam is a longtime champion of the environment and clean energy, as well as investments in infrastructure and mass transit. As a State Senator, he wrote the legislation establishing the Gold Line Light Rail Authority, and in Congress has led efforts to extend the light rail and mass transit throughout Los Angeles County.

Turner Statement on the Passing of Joe Lieberman, Former U.S. Senator

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries renominated two California Democrats to serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, setting up a clash with Speaker Kevin McCarthy over committee assignments he has vowed to block. “Our Committee has put in place significant legislative reforms to address failures, and we will continue to monitor progress to ensure there is no slippage in the Agency’s commitment to addressing sexual assault and harassment,” Turner and Himes said. “This investigative report and the legislation it spurred have their origin in the bravery of a young female trainee with the integrity to speak truth to power at the cost of her own CIA career to try and prevent other agency women from suffering as she did,” Carroll said. The CIA later terminated the female employee, who had reported being sexually assaulted in a stairwell at the agency and who accused the CIA of trying to discourage her from filing a criminal complaint. Her lawyer claimed it amounted to unlawful retaliation, but the CIA strongly rejected the allegation.

Much like his appointer Kevin McCarthy, Gallagher demonstrated adeptness as a bipartisan collaborator to achieve legislative goals. Although the committee was initially established with bipartisan support, disagreements have surfaced among legislators and staff from both sides of the aisle regarding the reauthorization of the committee as its current mandate approaches expiration by the end of 2024. Gallagher’s early departure from Congress has plunged the panel into a state of limbo and could further cripple Washington’s anti-Beijing momentum. The unprecedented deployment of nuclear weapons into space would be geared toward striking enemy satellites, rather than for the purpose of dropping A-bombs on Earth, the reports said. The Kremlin has not yet launched nuclear weapons into orbit, but is interested in doing so, the ABC, New York Times  and Washington Post reported Wednesday afternoon, citing current and former officials. WASHINGTON — Russia wants to put nuclear weapons in space to obliterate Western satellites, according to alarming new US intelligence.

"I'm honored to be appointed by Leader Pelosi to serve on the Intelligence Committee, which is tasked with the vital mission of keeping Americans at home and abroad safe through vigorous oversight of the intelligence community," said Swalwell. As the former chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Adam is recognized as a leader on national security and foreign policy issues. He has been a longtime advocate of legislation to sunset out of date Authorizations to Use Military Force and to refocus America's counterterrorism mission.

Under Pike's chairmanship, the committee investigated illegal activities by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), also known as the House Intelligence Committee, is a committee of the United States House of Representatives, currently chaired by Mike Turner. Regardless of the fate of TikTok, the Biden administration has already set in motion the restoration of the China-U.S. Relations, and the dynamics within the Democratic Party have shifted accordingly, showing a more receptive attitude toward engagement with China. At this juncture, the departure of a skilled and devoted leader on the anti-China front would not only affect the China committee itself, but undermine the purported bipartisan momentum for taking a tough stance on China.