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05-15-2016, 02:54 PM
Lawmakers rush to read 9/11 pages
By Julian Hattem
05/14/16 09:35 AM EDT
Lawmakers are scrambling to review the 28 secret pages of the congressional 9/11 report that the Obama administration might soon release to the public.
There have been 72 requests by members of Congress to read the pages since the new session of Congress began in 2015, according to the House Intelligence Committee, which approves the requests. That’s nearly triple the approximately 25 requests in 2013 and 2014.
There was a notable “uptick” in the requests after a report about the documents on CBS’s “60 Minutes” last month, the panel said.
The increased number of access requests, all of which have been granted, point to a heightened interest in the secret pages amid the growing likelihood that they will be made public this summer.
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Intelligence officials began reviewing whether the pages should be released in the summer of 2014, in response to an inquiry from Jones and Lynch. This Tuesday, Clapper will meet with Jones, Lynch and Graham to discuss the issue, Jones said.
A formal response could be due next month.
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read more:
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/279877-lawmakers-rush-to-read-9-11-pages
By Julian Hattem
05/14/16 09:35 AM EDT
Lawmakers are scrambling to review the 28 secret pages of the congressional 9/11 report that the Obama administration might soon release to the public.
There have been 72 requests by members of Congress to read the pages since the new session of Congress began in 2015, according to the House Intelligence Committee, which approves the requests. That’s nearly triple the approximately 25 requests in 2013 and 2014.
There was a notable “uptick” in the requests after a report about the documents on CBS’s “60 Minutes” last month, the panel said.
The increased number of access requests, all of which have been granted, point to a heightened interest in the secret pages amid the growing likelihood that they will be made public this summer.
...
Intelligence officials began reviewing whether the pages should be released in the summer of 2014, in response to an inquiry from Jones and Lynch. This Tuesday, Clapper will meet with Jones, Lynch and Graham to discuss the issue, Jones said.
A formal response could be due next month.
...
read more:
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/279877-lawmakers-rush-to-read-9-11-pages