Representative Pete Hoekstra

Representative Pete Hoekstra: Intelligence Community under Seige

Washington, Jul 17 - U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement on an inquiry by the committee into an effort considered by the CIA:

'Republicans on this committee believe that the best way forward is an inquiry agreement that would set out a common understanding of the purpose and scope of any committee review and ensure that it is conducted in a thorough, serious and bipartisan manner. Unfortunately, it comes as no surprise that the day after Chairman Reyes and I discussed bipartisan collaboration, the Democrats, likely under pressure to defend Speaker Pelosi, backed away from the effort, instead offering a partisan plan and ignoring our previous discussions."