Hunter Backs Intelligence Reform Bill Changes

By Keith Costa, Sharon Brooks Hodge / December 6, 2004 at 5:00 AM
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) has agreed to changes to a sweeping intelligence reform bill that could clear the way for congressional approval of the legislation. "After working through the weekend with the vice president, several conferees and other members, we have come to an agreement on changed bill language that we believe protects with necessary clarity the time-tested chain-of-command" that exists for intelligence information, reads a joint statement released this afternoon by Hunter and Senate Armed...

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