[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 164 (Tuesday, September 22, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S5740]
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                     Request for Committee to Meet

  Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Intelligence Committee be authorized to meet today with the Director of 
National Counterintelligence, and he is also leading the election 
security efforts on behalf of the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence--that that meeting occur during today's session of the 
Senate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Romney). Is there objection?
  The Democratic leader.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Reserving the right to object. Because the Senate 
Republicans have no respect for the institution, we will not have 
business as usual here in the Senate, I object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard.
  The Senator from Florida.
  Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, if I may, just for a moment, just for the 
information of the Members, then, who are on the committee, we will not 
be having the hearing today on the issue of election security with the 
person leading that effort. It is a priority of many here.
  We are scheduled to have the Director of National Intelligence 
tomorrow to discuss that and many more topics of great importance that 
I know a lot of people here have been saying we need to be having 
briefings over. I hope that if, in fact, the Democratic leader intends 
to object to that, that we should know that today as well, I hope, so 
that the Members will know that and make arrangements accordingly.
  I yield the floor.