Cortez Masto Votes Against Tulsi Gabbard to be Director of National Intelligence

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto voted against the confirmation of Tulsi Gabbard to be the Director of National Intelligence. She also spoke on the Senate floor before the vote to discuss her opposition to Ms. Gabbard, highlighting her repeated justifications of Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine and her statements casting doubt on the U.S. intelligence community’s assessments of the brutal Assad regime in Syria. “There should be absolutely no question about the trustworthiness or the judgement of our Director of National Intelligence,” said Senator Cortez Masto on the Senate floor. “The Director of National Intelligence should not sympathize with autocrats, blame our allies for wars of aggression, or parrot Kremlin talking points…I pledge to help keep Nevadans safe by opposing Ms. Gabbard’s confirmation.” ###