The Senate Intelligence Committee has voted on Tuesday to promote the nomination of the Director of the National Information Bureau (DNI) of Tarci Gabard.

The voting was expected to take place along the party line, supported by nine Republican members, and eight Democrats opposed her. The committee said that the committee voted for her nomination in the “closed session”. CBS News。

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LTC TULSI Gabbard heads to the floor

-Alexa Henning (@alexahenning) February 4, 2025

She is now on the floor to vote for the entire Senate. There is enough time to lose three Republican members.

The confirmation of the gabard was on Friday, and she asked a member of the Senator about her views on foreign policy, the Foreign Intelligence (FISA) Law (FISA) Law and the National Security Bureau (NSA), Edward Snowden’s section 702. I did it. (Related: TULSI Gabbard will secure shocking approval from Susan Collins and greatly increase the possibility of confirmation)

While in the parliament, Gabard The law has been introduced Restrict government monitoring, including FISA. She has also expressed his support for Snoden’s pardon, proving that hearing is controversial.

During the hearing, Gabard attacked the Intelligence Community’s weapon and refused to demand some Senator’s demands of calling Snoden as a traitor.

。@snowden You should be pardon.

He was an internal accuser and exposed an illegal and illegal mass monitoring program operated by the NSA. And he was punished by doing so. https://t.co/njmlinmf58

-TULSI GABBARD (@TULSIGABBARD) September 6, 2020

However, the Republican Senator, who is concerned about Gabard’s view, confirmed that she would support her during the voting time.

Indiana Senator Todd Young said it would support Gabard’s nomination on Tuesday morning. He tweeted a letter outlined the outline of a specific commitment that Gabbard went to the committee.

Gabard promised not to recommend Snoden’s pardon, and she agreed to cooperate with the FISA re -approval committee.

“As I told Senator Collins, I promise not to recommend to the US President or the U.S. Bagle with the personal or professional abilities of Edward Snowden’s legal status,” Gabard wrote. Ta. 。

TULSI Gabbard thanks me for various issues, supports our Intelligence experts, and guarantees that policy proprietors receive fair information under her leadership. pic.twitter.com/pmyvap0afq

-Stod Young Senator (@sentoddyoung) February 4, 2025

Susan Collins, the main Senator, announced yesterday that he would vote to check the Gabard, and quoted their common agreement to reduce bureaucracy in the office of the National Intelligence Bureau (ODNI).

She also said that Gabard has sufficiently dealt with her concerns about Snowden. (Related: “I refused to be their dolls.”: TULSI hits the government’s weapons and responds to criticism of hearing).

“In response to my questions in my office and my questions in public hearing, Gabard is about her opinion on Edward Snoden, through her explanation at a closed hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Collins said, “said Collins.

Oklahoma Senator James Rankford Aforter He would vote for Gabard, but he seemed to have shaken his support during the hearing. CNN reported yesterday that she would vote for her yesterday.

Some Republican members of the Republican Party, who have not participated in the committee, were considered a potential swing vote, including Lindsey Graham, a member of the South Senator South Carolina. But on Sunday, he said he would vote in favor of Gabard’s nomination.

Many criticism @TULSIGABBARD It was mean and off -base. She has demonstrated the importance of the tools needed to protect national security.

I will vote for Jesus @TULSIGABBARDNominated. pic.twitter.com/ocdpdpkyeb

-Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamsc) February 2, 2025

“She has demonstrated the importance of the tools needed to protect national security,” Graham wrote online on Sunday. (Related: TULSI GABBARD was sacrificed in the Intel community. Now she is trying to supervise it)

The other two Republican members have not explicitly say that they will vote for Mitch Macconel, Senator Kentucky, and Lisa Marcovsky, a member of the Senator Alaska. Both votes against Pete Hegces for the Secretary of Defense, and voted for confirming Biden’s DNI and Avril Hanenes.

For Murkowski Meeting There is GABBARD in December, but it is unknown whether she will give a vote for her nomination.