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The '''United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (Senate Intelligence Committee or SSCI)''' was created as a supposed post-[[Watergate]] era reform. It is the only committee of congress in which the minority ranking member serves as "Vice-Chair," in theory being that intelligence and [[foreign policy]] matters are handled  with [[bipartisanship]]. This serves a dual purpose by agreement of the parties covering up each other's intelligence scandals, with the opposition party able to extract concessions. The ranking majority member of the same party behind the Chairman serves as Vice-Chairman on all other committees.

The '''United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (Senate Intelligence Committee or SSCI)''' was created as a supposed post-[[Watergate]] era reform. It is the only committee of congress in which the minority ranking member serves as "Vice-Chair." On no other committee does the ranking member hold the title of vice-chair. In theory, intelligence and [[foreign policy]] matters are handled  in a [[bipartisan]] manner. This serves a dual purpose of the parties covering up each other's scandals, with the opposition party able to extract concessions.

SSCI has been criticized as the most [[corrupt]] body of the [[Deep state]]. Its sitting members during the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations have been dominated by the [[Uniparty]]. As of 2019 [[Richard Burr]] is the current chair and [[Mark Warner]] the sitting vice chair.

SSCI has been criticized as the most [[corrupt]] body of the [[Deep state]]. Its sitting members during the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations have been dominated by the [[Uniparty]]. As of 2019 [[Richard Burr]] is the current chair and [[Mark Warner]] the sitting vice chair.