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House Speaker Mike Johnson has selected Republican Rep. Rick Crawford of Arkansas to be the next chairman of the House Intelligence Committee after Rep. Mike Turner was ousted from the role Wednesday, Johnson announced in a statement Thursday.
“Rick Crawford will provide principled leadership as its chairman. He has earned the respect of his colleagues through his years of faithful service on the committee and his steady approach to the challenges facing our country,” Johnson said in a statement.
Crawford is a member of the House Intelligence Committee and is the most senior member of the committee after Turner.
He also voted against additional aid for Ukraine last April, something that Turner has been a fierce advocate of.
