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Article snippet: Objections from the House Intelligence Committee's top Democrat are stalling efforts to pass a two-year intelligence authorization bill that would include provisions for election security and Russian aggression, sources tell The Hill. Rep. MORE (D-Calif.) broke with other Gang of Eight members Friday by withholding his support on the Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA), a senior GOP aide and two congressional sources told The Hill. The bill, which has bipartisan support, allows the House and Senate Intelligence committees to voice their priorities for the intelligence community. “The lone person holding out is Schiff,” the senior GOP aide said, adding that the bill applies to authorizations for both 2018 and 2019. “It would be irresponsible to allow this law to lapse and we hope Schiff will end his hold-up of this bipartisan bill.” Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman MORE (R-N.C.) did not directly name Schiff, but confirmed that one of the four intelligence committee leaders objects to the bill. He says this has caused delay of legislation that enables Congress to relay its views on Russian aggression and election security to the intelligence community. “Three of the four leaders on the congressional intelligence committees signed off on a bipartisan bill that includes numerous compromises between the House and Senate, while protecting the priorities of both committees,” Burr told The Hill in a statement on Saturday, noting the legislation passed his Senate c... Link to the full article to read more