Schiff joins the panel in its 40th year, vows to tackle nuclear proliferation and rising autocracy
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D–Calif.) has been appointed by Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) to serve on the Senate’s National Security Working Group, a bipartisan panel officially chartered by the Senate with a 40-year history of tackling foreign policy and defense-related issues including nuclear proliferation and U.S. military posture towards its adversaries.
“The threats and challenges to our national security are numerous and growing. At a time when adversaries of the United States are working in closer collaboration than at any point since the Cold War, and new and powerful technologies are proliferating, we need a comprehensive approach to keeping America safe. I am committed to working with our Co-Chairs in a bipartisan fashion to make sure the Senate is taking every step to respond,” said Senator Schiff.
Schiff follows in the footsteps of his predecessor Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who served on the working group for more than a decade and led the panel’s role in overseeing the negotiations and supporting ratification of last major nuclear arms agreement, the New START Treaty, in 2010.
Prior to his election in the Senate, Schiff was a leading voice on national security issues in the U.S. House of Representatives. He served on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for eight terms – including as Chairman from 2019 to 2023. He also co-founded the Democratic Study Group on National Security to convene routine discussions on American foreign policy and defense.
The Senate’s National Security Working Group was originally created in 1985, serving as the United States’ official delegation as observers during nuclear arms control negotiations with the Soviet Union.
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