Press Releases

Statement from HPSCI Chairman on Report of the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies “We have received the report of the President’s Review Group.  Though I am still studying the details, I have serious concerns with some of the report’s 46 recommendations.  Any intelligence collection reforms must be careful to… Read more »

House Intelligence Committee Completes Markup of FY14 Intelligence Authorization Bill Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member Dutch Ruppersberger of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence announced today that the Committee’s markup of the Fiscal Year 2014 Intelligence Authorization Act, H.R. 3381 passed the Committee by a voice vote. The bill provides resources for… Read more »

HPSCI Open Hearing to Examine Potential FISA Changes Read more »

HPSCI Chairman Mike Rogers Calls UN’s Selection of Iran to Serve on Disarmament Committee “Outrageous” “Iran has been a sponsor of terror for decades, has threatened a key American ally with annihilation, conducts aggressive cyber attacks against the U.S. and our allies, and tried to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador in Washington, D.C.  This is a country that… Read more »

Statement by HPSCI Chairman Mike Rogers on President Obama’s Phone Call with Iranian President Rouhani “As we learned repeatedly when negotiating with North Korea, rogue regimes cannot be trusted to negotiate in good faith.  I am skeptical that any agreement with the mullahs of Iran to negotiate an end to sanctions would achieve anything other than buy them more time to… Read more »

Statement by HPSCI Spokesperson Susan Phalen “The House Intelligence Committee makes it a top priority to inform Members about the intelligence issues on which Members must vote. This process is always conducted consistent with the Committee’s legal obligation to carefully protect the sensitive intelligence sources and methods that our intelligence agencies use to keep the… Read more »

HPSCI Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Announces Benghazi Oversight Agenda Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Lynn Westmoreland announced that the subcommittee will continue the full committee’s Benghazi review through a series of formal events. Westmoreland and the Subcommittee will conduct… Read more »

Statement by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers on the President’s Syria Speech "Like all Americans, I am hopeful a diplomatic solution can be reached, however, I am skeptical of any proposal proffered by the Russians and doubt Assad’s motives for agreeing to this plan.  A credible threat of military force will have to remain on the table if… Read more »

HPSCI Chairman Mike Rogers Urges All to Weigh the Intelligence and Fully Consider the Impact on US Interests “In response to the Assad regime’s brutal chemical weapons attack last week, President Obama will seek congressional authorization for the use of military force in Syria.  Members of Congress and the American people have many questions about the dire… Read more »

Statement by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers "The President today made clear what we have been saying for several weeks, that we will continue to work through the August recess on proposals to improve transparency and strengthen privacy protections to further build the confidence of the American public in our nation’s counterterrorism… Read more »