Only part of shutdown-ending CR that matters: Trump admin can fund intelligence activities not authorized by Congress. The rest is theater. How did this end up in the bill? You’re a co-equal branch. Intel oversight is the job of intel oversight committees. What’s wrong with you?
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The one saving grace: Congress abdicated its full intelligence oversight responsibilities and allowed the Trump administration to fund unauthorized activities only as long as this CR lasts, through Feb. 8. Congress must not allow this power grab into the next funding bill. (END)
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Tweet 6/8 says Cochran joined Burr and Warner in objecting to the CR's intel funding provision. Cochran actually objected to Burr and Warner's objection, thus preventing the consensus necessary to change it. The rest of the thread is accurate. Apologies for the confusion.
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