Washington Times · Jan 25, 2023
Kevin McCarthy says he’ll block Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell from Intel panel
FILE - House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., left, joined by Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks to reporters at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 23, 2022. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has nominated the two California ... more >Speaker Kevin McCarthy reiterated Tuesday that he will block Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell of California from serving on the House committee that oversees national intelligence, saying the decision was not based on political payback but because “integrity matters, and they have failed in that place.”