Gabbard replied that she had only meant to highlight the “egregiously illegal and unconstitutional programs” that Snowden had exposed—specifically NSA programs that intercepted communications of U.S. citizens—and that his leaks had led to “serious reforms.”

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"Both Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr. represent parts of the new coalition in our party," Vance said, suggesting saying "no" to them would be an "insult" to new voters.

I served with Tulsi Gabbard. We were on the Armed Services Committee together. She didn't spend a lot of time showing up to hearings, so I didn't get to see her in action all that much.