{"id":2398412,"date":"2025-02-03T18:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T23:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulsi-gabbard-scores-support-of-key-gop-senator-ahead-of-intel-committee-vote-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T18:42:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T23:42:15","slug":"tulsi-gabbard-scores-support-of-key-gop-senator-ahead-of-intel-committee-vote-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulsi-gabbard-scores-support-of-key-gop-senator-ahead-of-intel-committee-vote-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Tulsi Gabbard scores support of key GOP senator ahead of Intel committee vote &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftulsi-gabbard-scores-support-of-key-gop-senator-ahead-of-intel-committee-vote-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2398412&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tulsi \u200dGabbard has gained support from Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) \u2064for her nomination as head of the\u200d U.S. \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-attorney-sidney-powell-confirms-alleged-dominion-servers-in-germany-were-confiscated-video\/\" title=\"HUGE! Attorney Sidney Powell CONFIRMS Alleged Dominion Servers in Germany Were Confiscated -- VIDEO\">intelligence community<\/a>. Collins&#8217; backing\u2064 is crucial as Gabbard&#8217;s nomination will\u2064 be voted\u200b on by the Senate Intelligence Committee, which has a narrow Republican \u2064majority. Collins believes that \u2062Gabbard shares her vision for\u200c reducing the size of \u2064the intelligence agency, which \u2062she feels has expanded beyond its\u2063 intended scope.\u2064 Despite\u2063 some initial concerns regarding Gabbard&#8217;s past comments about Edward Snowden, Collins\u200b now \u2063feels satisfied \u2063with \u2064Gabbard&#8217;s clarifications following thier discussions. Additionally, support from Senator James Lankford (R-OK) further strengthens Gabbard&#8217;s position, although the vote may hinge on Senator Todd Young (R-IN),\u200b who has expressed dissatisfaction with\u2063 Gabbard\u2019s answers about Snowden. With a Republican majority in the\u2064 Senate, Gabbard&#8217;s nomination\u200b can only afford\u200c to lose a limited number of GOP votes to be confirmed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Tulsi Gabbard scores support of key GOP senator ahead of Intel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-senate-judiciary-committee-confirms-amy-coney-barrett-for-supreme-court-democrats-boycott-committee-vote\/\" title=\"BREAKING: ... Judiciary ... Confirms Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court -- Democrats Boycott ... ...\">committee vote<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1973605\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)\">Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)<\/a> announced she will vote to confirm President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s&nbsp;pick to lead the U.S. intelligence community, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tulsi-gabbard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/a>, raising the prospects that the former Democratic congresswoman will be able to advance out of the critical Senate intelligence panel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Gabbard&rsquo;s nomination will be considered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3308612\/senate-panel-vote-tuesday-tulsi-gabbard-nomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"voted on behind closed doors\">voted on behind closed doors<\/a> on Tuesday by the Senate Intelligence panel, where her nomination could come down to one vote. The committee is split 9-8 in favor of Republicans, meaning if all panel Democrats oppose Gabbard, as is expected, a single GOP flip could prevent her nomination from reaching the floor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Collins, who has emerged as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-pledges-to-vote-for-blm-nominee-accused-of-lying-under-oath\/\" title=\"Manchin Pledges To ... For BLM Nominee Accused Of Lying Under Oath\">critical swing vote<\/a> for Trump&rsquo;s nominees, was one of the primary sponsors of legislation to overhaul the U.S. intelligence community <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"to create the position\">to create the position<\/a> in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement announcing her support, Collins said that Gabbard shares her vision of &ldquo;returning the agency to its intended size.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As one of the principal authors of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 that established this coordinating position, I understand the critical role the DNI plays in the Intelligence Community,&rdquo; Collins wrote in a statement on Monday. &ldquo;The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, however, has become far larger than it was designed to be, and Ms. Gabbard shares my vision of returning the agency to its intended size.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorCollins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenatorCollins<\/a> is a YES on Tulsi Gabbard&#8217;s nomination, a good sign for her being able to be reported out of Intelligence Committee tomorrow: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tFeXxneFQJ\">pic.twitter.com\/tFeXxneFQJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Samantha-Jo Roth (@SamanthaJoRoth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamanthaJoRoth\/status\/1886533628261229031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The Maine senator who had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3302306\/gop-senators-discuss-opening-gabbard-committee-vote-outside-pressure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">previously indicated<\/a> she had concerns for Gabbard&rsquo;s past support for NSA leaker, Edward Snowden, now said her concerns have been addressed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In response to my questions during our discussion in my office and at the open hearing, as well as through her explanation at the closed hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Ms. Gabbard addressed my concerns regarding her views on Edward Snowden. I look forward to working with Ms. Gabbard to strengthen our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms &quot;A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured&quot; in Germany\">national security<\/a>,&rdquo; Collins said.<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard&rsquo;s responses to questions about Snowden ultimately became the hearing&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3305853\/tulsi-gabbard-nomination-turbulent-confirmation-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">biggest flashpoint<\/a>. She repeatedly refused to call Snowden a traitor during her confirmation hearing on Thursday, even as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle gave the former Democratic congresswoman more than a half-dozen chances to withdraw her past support of Snowden.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), who had also previously announced his support for Gabbard, said on Monday that he intends to support her nomination after speaking with her over the weekend. Last week, following Gabbard&rsquo;s confirmation hearing, Lankford said her response to the Snowden questions were a &ldquo;surprise.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With the support of Lankford and Collins, however, the committee vote is expected to come down to Sen. Todd Young (R-IN). Throughout the hearing, Young appeared to be dissatisfied with Gabbard&rsquo;s answers on Snowden during his questioning in the committee hearing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it would befit you and be helpful to the way you were perceived by members of the intelligence community, if you would at least acknowledge&hellip; that he <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">harmed national security<\/a> by breaking the law,&rdquo; he said to her during the hearing.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the Indiana senator told reporters he has &ldquo;all the info&rdquo; he needs to make a decision. Over the weekend, Vice President JD Vance attempted to sway Young on Gabbard&rsquo;s nomination, according to sources familiar.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Republican Party has a 53-47 majority in the upper chamber, which means any of Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet nominees can only afford to lose three Republicans&rsquo; support and still get confirmed. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1973605\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1973605\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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