Liz Saville Roberts: “Senator Biden, in his usual flare, has offered an amendment to add the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign…”

“Senator Biden, in his usual flare, has offered an amendment to add the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as ex officio members of the Intelligence Committee. Under S. Res. 400, the organizing resolution for the Senate Intelligence Committee, eight members are already crossovers from other committees: two from the Judiciary Committee, two from Armed Services, two from Appropriations, and two from Foreign Relations. This is on purpose, because we believe these four committees should have crossover representation on the committee as it now stands. That is under S. Res. 400. With all due respect, I think the members of the Foreign Relations Committee--Senator Hagel, Senator Rockefeller--do an excellent job in representing the Foreign Relations Committee on the Intelligence Committee. These crossover members do perform an invaluable service for the Intelligence Committee. First, they ensure that the insights and perspectives of the other Senate committees are considered in the oversight of the intelligence activities of the United States.”