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Intel Committee Ranking Member Schiff Statement on Conclusion of FBI Investigation into Clinton Emails

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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: “Director Comey and the FBI have conducted a thorough and objective investigation into the use of a personal email server by Secretary Clinton and the presence of classified information on that server.  I appreciate the enormous…

Intel Committee Ranking Member Schiff Statement on Release of Report on Combatants and Noncombatants Killed in Targeted Lethal Strikes

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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: “For years, I have pushed the Administration and Congress for an annual report on the number of combatants and noncombatants killed in counterterrorism strikes outside of active theaters of armed conflict. Today's decision to release…

Intel Committee Ranking Member Schiff Statement on Orlando Shooting

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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: “It was horrifying to wake up to reports of a mass shooting at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando – in what appears to be the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Our hearts go out to the families and friends of the victims, and those who…

House of Representatives Passes Intelligence Authorization Bill

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The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly approved the Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 on a bipartisan 371-35 vote.   The bill (H.R. 5077), which passed unanimously out of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on April 29, ensures that the programs and activities of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), including Department of Defense…

Intel Committee Ranking Member Schiff Statement on Strike Targeting Taliban Leader

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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: "If the strike against Taliban leader Mullah Mansur near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border proves to have been successful -- and we are still doing the assessment -- it would be a substantial blow to the Taliban, which has been reasserting…

Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Schiff Announces Committee Unanimously Passed FY 2017 Intelligence Authorization Act

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 The Intelligence Committee advanced the bipartisan Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 by unanimous voice vote at a markup this morning. The annual IAA ensures that the programs and activities of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), including Department of Defense (DoD) intelligence elements, are authorized in law and optimally resourced to…

Intel Committee Ranking Member Schiff Statement on Terrorist Attack in Brussels

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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 terrorist bombings in Brussels this morning – focused on the airport and transit system – bear all the hallmarks of an ISIS-inspired, or ISIS-coordinated, attack.  Europe is facing a real threat from the thousands who…

Rep. Schiff Praises Administration Announcement of Report of Combatants and Noncombatants Killed in Targeted Lethal Strikes

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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: “A public, annual report on the number of combatants and noncombatants killed will provide an important measure of transparency regarding targeted, lethal strikes. Despite our best efforts to ensure to a near-certainty that no civilians will…

Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Schiff Opening Statement at Open Worldwide Threats Hearing

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Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, delivered the following open statement at the annual Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community hearing before the Committee.  Below are his remarks, as delivered: Thank you Mr. Chairman. I want to join you in thanking our witnesses: Director Clapper,…

Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Schiff Statement on Presidents Plan to Close Guantanamo Prison

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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: “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…