The top Republicans on the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence committees said the Pentagon has failed to respond to their questions on the Chinese spy balloon crisis.
In a letter addressed to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the GOP lawmakersof dragging its feet to respond to a request they sent on Feb. 8 asking for a timeline of events before an F-22 fighter jet, under orders from President Biden, shot down the balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 24.
Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida and ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, during a hearing in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
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