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 committee, because I have such deference to the fact that I think all of us care about our national security and take seriously our jobs. But I have to tell you how disappointed I am.

If we are really concerned about transparency, it just is not -- what is 1 week to hold back your memo until both memos can be released? I think it is called fairness.

And I really think that the equities here -- if you are not willing to let DOJ and FBI look at it, okay. But if you are going to release it, it seems to me only in the name of transparency would you do it with both.

And so I guess there is no way around politicizing this. I mean, there could be other reason that you wouldn't hold off 1 week until both have been. quote/unquote, "vetted." Mike, I mean. I really think that there is just really nothing -- it just reeks and smacks of politics.

And if that is really where we have come. then it is a sad day to be on this committee. And I never thought I would say that. since I thought this committee was the committee that really took serious our national security and people put their own views and their own party‘s interests aside and tried to do what is in the best interests of all of us.

I just wanted for the record to say that I am very disappointed in all of us that we have gotten to this place.

MR. SWALWELL: Will the gentlelady yield?

MS. SEWELL: Yes.

MR. SWALWELL: Mr. Chairman. I believe it is monumentally inconsistent for any member to vote to release the minority memo to the Members of this House but to block release of that memo to the public.