The top two members on the House Intelligence Committee, Chairman RepMikeTurner and ranking member jahimes, are steering the panel in a bipartisan direction after the divisive clashes of the Trump years.
While tensions between parties were evident under the leadership of former Rep. Devin Nunes and Rep. Adam Schiff , Chairman Mike Turner and ranking member Jim Himes said they are committed to a fresh start in the new Congress, tackling issues both Republicans and Democrats feel are pressing for the country.
“It was followed by Jim Himes and myself pledging to the committee that we were going to leave the committee in a bipartisan fashion. And we have done so. We just completed a worldwide threats hearing.” “We're not going to relitigate any of the old Ukraine investigation, you know. Issues are going to be forward-looking. We're going to try to keep political issues that are outside of the jurisdiction of the committee out of the conversation. We're going to disagree, but when we disagree, we're going to do it in a way that is respectful of each other, and we've been navigating that.
Himes noted that renewing FISA likely won’t be an easy task but said both sides are committed to finding a solution. “Working together, Congressman Himes and I gave a charge to our staff that they are to work on a bipartisan basis. And so far, that has made a tremendous difference. I mean, our staff don't start from a partisan perspective of the other side is the enemy — our enemy or adversary, adversary self-select, and our adversaries win when we're divided.
“There's other areas where I think we have a lot of mutual interest. Obviously China is one of them. I've talked with Mike about my own interest in making sure that the intelligence community is forward-leaning in terms of developing and buying new technology. We're in a world where the Chinese and other of our foes are developing technologies and in some cases better than ours can be true,” Himes said.
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