Rubio will serve as acting chairman of the US Senate Intelligence Committee
China News Service, Washington, May 19 (Reporter Shahan Ting) McConnell, the majority leader and Republican of the US Senate, announced on the 18th local time that Republican Senator Marco Rubio will serve as the Senate Intelligence Committee Acting Chairman.
McConnell issued a statement on the same day that Rubio had accepted his invitation to serve as acting chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee to succeed Richard Burr, who temporarily resigned for allegedly engaging in improper stock trading. McConnell said Rubio was the "right candidate" for the position.
Rubio subsequently issued a statement thanking McConnell for his trust, and said that during his tenure as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, he will continue the tradition of "rigorous work." Rubio ’s first priority after taking office was to determine the candidate for the National Intelligence Director.
Former chairman of the committee, Republican Senator Burr, temporarily resigned as chairman on the 14th for alleged improper stock trading. According to US media reports, Burr sold stocks with a value of up to $ 1.7 million before the stock market crash in January and February this year, and was accused of engaging in improper stock trading through internal sources. The FBI came to Burr's home in Washington on the 13th and issued a search warrant to him and confiscated his mobile phone.
The US Senate Intelligence Committee is responsible for overseeing the work of various US intelligence agencies. The chairman of the committee regularly listens to confidential briefings from all parties.
Rubio was born in 1971 from Florida. He became a US Senate in January 2011. He is a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee and Diplomatic Committee of the US Congress. He has served as chairman of the Senate Small Business Committee since January 2019. (Finish)