On Thursday, both Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the Senate outright blasted FBI Director Christopher Wray and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for skipping a Senate committee meeting where they where to discuss ongoing threats to the U.S. homeland.

For some reason, Mayorkas and Wray wanted to have the annually-scheduled Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC) hearing moved into a classified setting which has not occurred in over 15 years according to Chairman Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI).

“In a shocking departure from the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s longstanding tradition of transparency and oversight of the threats facing our nation, for the first time in more than 15 years, the Homeland Security Secretary and the FBI Director have refused to appear before the Committee to provide public testimony at our annual hearing on Threats to the Homeland,” Peters posted on X.

“Secretary Mayorkas and Director Wray’s refusal to speak publicly about their department’s work will only increase the concerns that many Americans have about our nation’s security at a challenging time, flout the Committee’s efforts to conduct responsible oversight, and will deal a serious blow to trust in our government,” Peters noted.

“It is unacceptable that the FBI Director and DHS Secretary are refusing to testify publicly at our annual hearing on threats to the homeland,” Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul posted on X. “The American people deserve to hold these officials accountable for their actions under the Biden Administration.”

Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley also blasted the two for skipping the hearing posting on X, “Secretary Mayorkas and Director Wray’s refusal to testify publicly today in the Senate is an outrage – and a brazen attempt to avoid oversight for the political abuses at FEMA, the FBI, and more. I look forward to Director Wray’s resignation.”

“DHS and the FBI have offered to the Committee a classified briefing to discuss the threats to the Homeland in detail, providing the Committee with the information it needs to conduct its work in the months ahead. DHS and the FBI already have shared with the Committee and other Committees, and with the American public, extensive unclassified information about the current threat environment, including the recently published Homeland Threat Assessment,” said a DHS spokesperson. “DHS takes seriously its obligation to respond to Congressional requests for testimony; in fact, Secretary Mayorkas has testified 30 times during his tenure.”

The House has already impeached Secretary Mayorkas on Feb 13th for his failure at the southern border which the Senate decided to dismiss.  However, President-elect Donald Trump wants complete transparency and will most likely fire the FBI director immediately for his numerous public failures.