Of note in this report is the suggestion that someone has spoken with the two Republicans opposing disclosure. And it’s hinted that they were warned that failure to support controlled disclosure would result in ‘catastrophic’ disclosure…which I take to mean, runaway disclosure.
My mind turns to something mentioned here a few months ago from Ross Coulthart: that a certain too-large-to-move crashed object, residing in a place outside US control might get revealed if progress is not made.
They’re creating a Streisand effect by fighting this amendment. It does seem that the amendment was created knowing that the march to disclosure has already started and is meant to ensure it’s done smoothly. It could be as simple as knowing that too many whistleblowers have come forward and the government can’t prevent details of these programs from coming to light. In any case, the ball started rolling a while back and they seem to think there’s no stopping it.