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The downing of a third «unidentified» high-altitude object — this one over Canada, on Saturday — only increases the urgency for Congress to get to the bottom of what appears to be a previously unknown surveillance program by the Chinese, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday.
Schumer told ABC «This Week» anchor George Stephanopoulos that it is «wild» such a balloon program, which government officials now say existed during the Trump administration, was unknown to Congress and the intelligence and military communities until a few months ago.
Now, Schumer said, it’s essential for lawmakers to learn more.
He pointed to efforts by Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester.
«That’s something I support, Congress should look at that.
