An Iowa congressman is pushing for a resolution calling for the suspension of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's security clearance.
From OneNewsNow
By Chad Groening
Speaker Pelosi (D-California) continues to refuse to provide evidence of her allegation that the CIA lied to Congress about interrogation techniques used at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. On Friday she brushed aside reporters' questions to elaborate on her earlier charges that the CIA lied about using waterboarding on terrorism suspects. The speaker said she would say no more on the matter.
"I have made the statement that I am going to make on this," she said emphatically when questioned. "I don't have anything more to say about it. I stand by my comment, and what we are doing is staying on our course and not be [sic] distracted from it."
Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) thinks Pelosi's refusal to give details on her allegations jeopardizes the trust between Congress and the CIA.
"This is an untenable situation," says King. "It puts our entire national security at risk, and it must be resolved."
The congressman says the speaker's accusations are a serious matter. "...[S]ince she cannot be legitimately briefed, because she has directly challenged the integrity of the CIA, ...I'm asking that her security clearance be suspended or removed until such time as the situation is resolved."
King says if Congresswoman Pelosi is unable or unwilling to provide evidence to support her allegation, the American people will be left with no choice but to conclude that she made this allegation for political purposes.
"I have made the statement that I am going to make on this," she said emphatically when questioned. "I don't have anything more to say about it. I stand by my comment, and what we are doing is staying on our course and not be [sic] distracted from it."
Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) thinks Pelosi's refusal to give details on her allegations jeopardizes the trust between Congress and the CIA."This is an untenable situation," says King. "It puts our entire national security at risk, and it must be resolved."
The congressman says the speaker's accusations are a serious matter. "...[S]ince she cannot be legitimately briefed, because she has directly challenged the integrity of the CIA, ...I'm asking that her security clearance be suspended or removed until such time as the situation is resolved."
King says if Congresswoman Pelosi is unable or unwilling to provide evidence to support her allegation, the American people will be left with no choice but to conclude that she made this allegation for political purposes.
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