McConnell taps Rubio as acting Intelligence Committee chair after Burr stepped aside amid FBI probe
Source: Washington Post
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will serve as the acting chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, replacing Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), who stepped aside last week after FBI agents seized his cellphone, seeking evidence related to stock sales he made before the coronavirus pandemic crashed global markets.
The senior senator for Florida is a talented and experienced Senate leader with expertise in foreign affairs and national security matters, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in a statement. Senator Rubio was the natural choice for this temporary assignment on the basis of accumulated committee service. His proven leadership on pertinent issues only made the decision easier.
McConnell said Rubio accepted his invitation to head the panel.
Among the first tasks for Rubio will be a committee vote Tuesday on President Trumps nominee to be director of national intelligence, Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Tex.). The vote is widely expected to be along party lines.
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Marcuse
(7,479 posts)Blue Owl
(50,355 posts)n/t
NonPC
(303 posts)That's an oxymoron...
Bev54
(10,050 posts)what an oxymoron
bucolic_frolic
(43,146 posts)This position is to produce capital gains for campaign coffers
marble falls
(57,080 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,252 posts)It could have definitely been worse.
PunkinPi
(4,875 posts)marble falls
(57,080 posts)Joe Mauriceovich
(52 posts)I guess that's good enough for Mitch, huh?
Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)It worked for Moscow Mitch, so why not little Marco?
BillyBobBrilliant
(805 posts)Marco and the word "Intelligence" appropriately used in the positive sense in any discussion.
oasis
(49,379 posts)be tossed out on his ear by the incoming administration.