Congresswoman Plaskett, who previously served as a Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) during the 118th Congress released the following statement on her reappointment for the 119 Congress:
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Why did Speaker Johnson oust his own party’s Intelligence Committee chair?
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Johnson removes Republican chair of House Intelligence Committee
Turner removed as Intelligence Committee chair
In a surprise shake-up that seized national attention, U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Dayton, was removed Wednesday from his position as chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Turner was removed from the powerful committee chairman's seat by House Speaker Mike Johnson,
The speaker replaced a Republican who had criticized the president-elect and broken with him on key issues, and who had drawn the ire and suspicion of those close to the president-elect.
Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, representing New York’s 24th Congressional District, has been appointed to the prestigious House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI). The committee, established in 1977, oversees the United States Intelligence Community, including military intelligence operations.
The move by Speaker Mike Johnson provides the latest evidence of a changing posture more favorable to Russia under Donald Trump.
The Ohio Republican has been an outspoken advocate for Ukraine funding and other hawkish national security stances.
US House Speaker Mike Johnson picked Rep. Rick Crawford on Thursday to chair the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, removing Mike Turner from the seat.
Speaker Mike Johnson has decided to remove Rep. Mike Turner as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. It came after a long drama that started with a warning the representative made last February that allegedly involved Russian space technology, Fox News reported.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will not make Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in the 119th Congress, a source familiar with the decision confirmed to The Hill.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced that he will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, increasing the nominee’s chances of becoming the next head
Representatives Rick Crawford and Steve Womack of Arkansas have been appointed to lead the House Intelligence Committee and a key Appropriations subcommittee, respectively.
As lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are preparing for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday, Iowa’s U.S. senators met with Trump nominees this week while representatives acted on bills relating to undocumented immigration and women’s sports.
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