Patrick Leahy: “I think it was shameful. I think it has severely damaged the reputation of this Committee.”

Congress was the original classification authority (OCA). It let that power essentially slip away to the Executive Branch.

Do not turn your material, do not turn your reports over to the Executive Branch and let them tell you what is or is not classified.

People in the Trump administration who know nothing and care less about these programs are arbitrarily jeopardizing relations with a strategic partner in one of the most challenging regions of the world.

I can say with absolute certainty that the proposed rules directly conflict with the legislation on a variety of matters, especially on provisions that limit access to the PTAB.