The UFO Phenomenon

Row erupts among US politicians over sinking of UFO disclosure bill

By T.K. Randall
December 6, 2023

Image: Home of the U.S. Congress
Credit: Jessica Rodriguez Rivas / CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted) Known as the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Disclosure Act of 2023, the bill would require every government office to release to the public any and all records concerning unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and extraterrestrial life (or 'non-human intelligence').

Championed by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, among others, it was hailed as a major step toward full UFO disclosure and a greater level of transparency on the issue than ever before.

While the bill was successfully passed by the Senate back in July, it has since been unexpectedly blocked by a number of House Republicans for reasons that continue to remain unclear.

This has, unsurprisingly, prompted some heated remarks from other members of Congress.

Schumer, in particular, took to the floor on Monday to slam opponents of the bill."House Republicans are also attempting to kill another commonsense, bipartisan measure passed by the Senate, which I was proud to cosponsor... to increase transparency around what the government does and does not know about unidentified aerial phenomena," he said.

"Unidentified Aerial Phenomena has generated intense curiosity from many Americans, and the risk for confusion and misinformation is high if the government is not willing to be transparent."

Speaking on the The Joe Rogan Experience podcast recently, whistleblower David Grusch also had something to say about the decision to oppose the bill.

"Why are you blocking the bill ?" he said. "And it's not going to cost much, a couple [of] million a year max, you know, for the panel, which is like vaporware in U.S. government speak, right ?"

"If there's nothing to see here, why are Mike Rogers and Mike Turner in the House blocking this bill that is, in my opinion, the most important legislation for transparency in American history?"

Source: Mail Online

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