House Democrats Use Obscure Rule to Stifle GOP’s Kabul Probe, Say GOP Reps

House Democrats Use Obscure Rule to Stifle GOP’s Kabul Probe, Say GOP Reps
Committee Chairman Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) speaks at a House Rules Committee hearing on the procedures for upcoming votes at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 28, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Mark Tapscott
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House Rules Committee Democrats quietly extended a rule earlier this week covering consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that effectively bars Republicans from obtaining information on President Joe Biden’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal, say GOP representatives.

The NDAA rule includes a provision, which was adopted during the Rules panel’s Sept. 20 hearing on the defense bill. that has been extended by Democrats multiple times since its original adoption. It reads as follows:

Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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