Who?
Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) — Oversight & Government Reform Committee; Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets
LISTEN: Laslo & Burlison
Ask a Pol asks:
Are you worried the Senate is going to try to strip the UAP Disclosure Act out of the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act [NDAA]?
Key Burlison:
“I am,” Rep. Eric Burlison exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP. “The public has to fight to keep it in.”
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Caught our ear:
“Diligence,” Burlison tells us. “Diligence, and like absolute relentlessness.”
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO), slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Eric Burlison (7-23-2026)
SCENE: After a quick interview with TMZ, Rep. Eric Burlison’s rushing up the US Capitol steps to cast his last votes before the US House left Washington for its monthslong summer recess.
While Burlison asks to do the interview later,* Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo peppers the second-term Congressman with some quick questions on how he got the UAP Disclosure Act included in the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act or NDAA.
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*PHEW: Laslo didn’t see Burlison in hectic start of summer for the US House of Representatives after the vote series.
Eric Burlison: “I have to go vote. I don’t want to miss this.”
TMZ: “Okay, go go vote. Go vote. Thank you, sir.”
Matt Laslo: “Wait, real quick. You got the UAPDA…?”
Eric Burlison: “Can I talk on the way back?”
Matt Laslo: “But you got the UAPDA…?”
Eric Burlison: “I know.”
Matt Laslo: “…in there?”
Eric Burlison: “High five.”
Laslo awkwardly laughs and waves his notepad at Burlison’s hand.
Matt Laslo: “How’d you do that?”
Eric Burlison: “Diligence. Diligence, and like absolute relentlessness.”
Matt Laslo: “Yeah?”
Eric Burlison: “And so, it’s a longer story. I’ll tell you later.”
Matt Laslo: “Are you worried the Senate’s going to try to strip it out?”
Eric Burlison: “I am. They — the public has to fight to keep it in.”
Matt Laslo: “Yeah?”
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