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Jim Himes: “The result of this resolution, if it were to pass, will be…”

Featuring: Jim Himes, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 4th Congressional District

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"The Sewage that Flows Through This Chamber:" Rep. Himes Delivers Fiery Rebuke of Republicans.

Published | Video Starts at 03:32

But on any one of us, our worst day, our biggest misjudgment, is not to be judged without any due process. Especially in the context of this superb member, this critical, critical member of the Intelligence Committee. The result of this resolution, if it were to pass, will be to undo the efforts of the Republican speaker and the Republican chairman of the intelligence committee, Mr. Crawford, to restore the committee to what it was intended to be. And while the bill for that decision won't come due immediately, it will come due over time in the form of a less accountable and less effective intelligence community with less effective oversight for Congress. (03:32–03:47)

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Asserts that passing the resolution would reverse efforts by Republican leaders to restore the committee's intended function.

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