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On the recordMarch 6, 2024
I move that the committee do now recess and reconvene in executive session based on our determination that the disclosure of matters that need to be considered during this hearing would (1) endanger national security and (2) compromise sensitive law enforcement information.
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Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Republican · Washington

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Rodgers motions to recess the meeting for national security reasons.

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