News Alert: Republicans open to releasing Democrats' countermemo

View in your browser     Republicans open to releasing Democrats' countermemo Facing mounting political pressure, Republicans are signaling increasing openness to releasing a  Democratic rebuttal to a controversial GOP memo made public Friday by the House Intelligence Committee. Republican lawmakers said Friday evening and Saturday morning that they would be willing to consider releasing a memo by intelligence committee Democrats, which is still classified after the Republicans on the committee made public a four-page document alleging abuses by the FBI and Justice Department.  Some Republicans on the committee and Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Ohio) have signaled that they are open to making the Democratic rebuttal public. But many have been steadfast in claiming that the Democratic memo would first need to be scoured to ensure that it does not divulge information that could endanger national security or intelligence gathering. Read the full story here         SPONSORED CONTENT   Healthcare Leadership Council  Over 55 Million Seniors Need the Senate to Protect Medicare. The Time is NOW for the Senate to Listen to America’s Seniors and Pass the IPAB Repeal. Protectmedicarenow.org             Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.