Todd Young announces Tulsi Gabbard’s support before the College Voting

“American intelligence workers around the world deserve our respect and support. I appreciate Tulsi Gabbard’s interaction with me on various issues to support our intelligence professionals, and politicians will receive impartial information under her leadership, “Yang said in a statement before critical vote on the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Young was one of the last members of the committee, who has not publicly decisively decisively decisively decided by Habbard because of her perceived skepticism of American special services.

“I did what suggested that senators could do: use the advisory process to achieve solid obligations, in this case, the obligations that will promote our national security, which is my main priority as a former marine infantry intelligence officer”, he added. “By providing these obligations, I will support Tulsi’s nomination and look forward to working with her to protect our national security.”

Voting of the Senate Intelligence Committee, which will be held behind closed doorscomes after hearing In which Young was dissatisfied with Gabbard’s answers to the question of the leakage of Edward Snowden and his refusal to call him a “traitor.”

Senator’s office of Indiana He released a letter From Gabbard, the former democratic Congressman turned into an ally Trump, in which she made several assurances that seemed to be anxious.

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In a letter, Gabbard undertakes to “hold responsibility and seek justice against any employee of the intelligence community, a contractor or a subcontractor who is suspected of creating or promoting an unauthorized disclosure of any intelligence program.” She also undertakes not to “stand for any protection, which should only extend to the legal and legal fighters of any intelligence community, contractor or subcontractor who makes or facilitates an unauthorized disclosure of any intelligence program.”

Gabbard said it is dedicated to work with the committee to evaluate “whether existing laws, regulations and policies are sufficient to restrain the employee of the intelligence community, contractor or subcontractor from creating an unauthorized disclosure of any intelligence program.”

She also strengthened the statement, emphasizing that she would not give recommendations in “personal or professional quality on Edward Snowden’s legal position to the US President or US Prosecutor General.”

With the support of Young and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), who announced the intention to vote so On Monday, Gabbard is expected to leave the Senate Intelligence Committee and to a full vote in the Senate.

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There is some concern that the Gabbard nomination fails if it does not support all the committee republicans. The committee is divided 9-8 in favor of the Republicans, that is, if all the democrats of the colleges oppose Gabbard, as expected, one flip GOP can prevent its candidate to reach the floor.

The Republican Party has a majority of 53-47 in the upper house, which means that any of the candidates for President Donald Trump can afford only to lose the support of Republicans to still confirm.

David Sivak contributed to this report.