Jones Introduces Resolution To Declassify The 28 Pages | Eastern North Carolina Now

    WASHINGTON, D.C.     This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) introduced a resolution to direct the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in the House of Representatives to declassify the 28 redacted pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001. The pages were initially classified by President George W. Bush and have remained classified under President Barack Obama. In the House, the Committee on Intelligence has jurisdiction over the pages.

• "I have read these pages and can say that while their release will not harm national security, the contents are critical to our foreign policy moving forward. That is why I have introduced a resolution that would enable the House Committee on Intelligence to declassify the 28 pages. The CIA has stated that Congress owns the 28 pages, and the Supreme Court has ruled that members of Congress can declassify material. It is more critical than ever for the American people to know what led to the tragic attacks on September 11, 2001, and I urge my colleagues on the House Intelligence Committee to release the pages."

    In addition to the resolution asking the House Intelligence Committee to declassify the 28 pages, Congressman Jones has also been working to pass a resolution calling on President Obama to declassify the 28 pages. For over two years, Congressman Jones has been working to ensure President Obama keeps his promise to the 9/11 families that his administration would declassify the pages. To that end, Congressman Jones met with General Clapper, Director of National Intelligence last month regarding the status of the Obama administration's declassification effort. General Clapper made his recommendation to the White House on whether he thinks the 28 pages should be declassified at the end of that week. To read more about Congressman Jones' effort to declassify the 28 pages, click here.

    For additional information, please contact Sarah Howard in Congressman Jones' office at (202) 225-3415 or sarah.howard@mail.house.gov.