Schumer: Senators To Get Classified Briefing On Balloon

Politico reports:

All U.S. senators will receive a classified briefing about China on Feb. 15, following the Biden administration’s decision to shoot down a Chinese spy balloon off the Carolinas on Saturday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday.

The New York Democrat said he hasn’t seen the information from the Defense Department yet, but that briefings usually cover “where we stand with respect to China” regarding surveillance and military capabilities.

China tried to steer the balloon to leave the U.S. “as soon as they could” once information about the balloon was exposed to the public, a press release from Schumer’s office said.

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday all senators would receive a briefing on what comes next as the U.S. deals with the fallout from the Chinese surveillance balloon.

The so-called Gang of Eight is expected to be briefed as early as Tuesday. https://t.co/TUhFbuh5Xh

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