Sen. Rounds on Schumer UAP amendment to NDAA: “not a lot of activity on right now"

Who?Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) — Senate Intelligence CommitteeAsk a Pol asks:“Are you working with Schumer and his team on amending your guys’ UAP amendment from NDAA [National Defense Authorization Act] last year?”Key Rounds:“Not a lot of activity on right now,” Rounds tells Ask a Pol. “The reality is that we’ll have to work with the House to find out what their concerns are and we’ll have to address that.”LISTEN: Laslo & RoundsContent posted at AskaPol.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward. And, please, link to us.Matt Laslo’s a veteran congressional correspondent, new media prof. & founder of Ask a Pol — a new, people-powered press corps.Ask a Pol — asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol.SUBSCRIBER-ONLY CONTENT**Student? Lost your gig? Hard times? Been there. Got you. No questions asked. Just ping us.Below find a ROUGH transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Mike RoundsMike Rounds: “Hey, good morning!”Matt Laslo: “Hey, are you working with Schumer and his team on amending your guys’ UAP amendment from NDAA [National Defense Authorization Act] last year?”MR: “We’re still — not a lot of activity on right now.”ML: “Yeah?”MR: “Doesn’t mean there’s no activity, but it’s nothing that we’re specifically going in and sitting down and changing language yet.”ML: “Would you like to see changes though?”MR: “Umm, the reality is that we’ll have to work with the House to find out what their concerns are and we’ll have to address them.”ML: “Do you fully know those concerns or where they are coming from? Was it Armed Services Committee or was it from House Intel [Committee]?”MR: “Well, that’s a really good question.”ML: “Yeah?”Laslo laughs.MR: “I think there are some individuals that had some concerns — and actually some of their concerns with regard to privacy and confidentiality are valid — but we’ll do our best to work with them and get something done.”ML: “It hasn’t quite percolated up yet?”MR: “No, it has not.”ML: “Appreciate ya.”MR: “You’re not behind on anything yet.”Laslo laughs.ML: “Have a good one.” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe