Hagan Campaign Admits She Skipped Classified ISIS Briefing To Get Cocktails At NYC Fundraiser | Eastern NC Now

    Wilmington, N.C. - In a shocking development, Kay Hagan's campaign admitted to the Associated Press that Sen. Hagan skipped a classified national security briefing on February 27, 2014 to attend a cocktail fundraising reception in New York City.

• "Hagan said in a post-debate news conference Tuesday that she missed an Armed Services hearing when it was postponed after some Senate votes were scheduled. Hagan's campaign confirmed Wednesday the hearing occurred Feb. 27. The Armed Services Committee held a closed hearing that afternoon on "current and future worldwide threats" to national security. Hagan's campaign scheduled a cocktail reception at a New York apartment that evening." [Associated Press, 10/9/14]

    The classified briefing on current and future threats to national security was a continuation of an open hearing where senators were publicly briefed on the dangers posed by the Islamic State on February 11, 2014.

    "Instead of actually doing her job and attending a classified briefing on threats to our national security including the Islamic State, Kay Hagan was too busy flying to New York City to grab cocktails at a campaign fundraiser," said Tillis for U.S. Senate communications director Daniel Keylin. "Failing to take her most important responsibility seriously, Sen. Kay Hagan represents everything that's wrong with Washington, and it's time for her to explain why she prioritizes her own re-election campaign ahead of our national security."


    Kay Hagan Skipped A February 27, 2014 Armed Services Committee Classified Hearing "To Receive Responses To Questions From The Open Session On Current And Future Worldwide Threats To The National Security Of The United States":


    Kay Hagan Held A February 27, 2014 Cocktail Fundraising Reception In New York City:

• Contact: Daniel Keylin
•     daniel@thomtillis.com