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My Republican colleagues have chosen not to attend today's @HouseIntel hearing on national security priorities.

The letter explaining their absence is as wrongheaded as it is mendacious.
@HouseIntel This is a sad and dangerous moment.

This Committee has always succeeded in compartmentalizing the critical oversight work we do for the American people. Today, that Rubicon has been crossed.
@HouseIntel Not a single soldier, CIA officer, or NSA analyst would dream of skipping work because they're angry about something that the President or his critics said or did.

They would be true to their oaths and to the idea of selfless duty.
@HouseIntel Our oversight work matters.

Overseeing the IC’s use of advanced technologies is critical to our safety and prosperity. Our technological edge has kept us safe for decades. We have a choice. Will we lead in the development of new technologies? Or be ambushed by new developments?
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