Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) will support Tulsi Gabbard's confirmation for director of national intelligence, he said in a statement on Tuesday. Young was the key remaining swing vote ahead of the Senate Intel Committee vote. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced on Monday that she'll support Gabbard. "It would befit you and be helpful for the way you're perceived by members of the Intelligence Committee" to say Edward Snowden harmed national security," Young told Gabbard at her confirmation hearing last week. Gabbard repeatedly refused to call Snowden a traitor at the hearing.

The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday voted to advance the nomination for Tulsi Gabbard to become the director of National Intelligence to a final floor vote. The committee recommended Gabbard in a 9-8 vote, according to the USA Today outlet. Prior to the vote, it wasn't clear whether she would get through as some Republican senators in swing states seemed skeptical of her.

Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., came out in support of Tulsi Gabbard to be director of national intelligence (DNI), just hours before her crucial committee vote. In a statement to Fox News Digital, the senator said, "American intelligence officers around the globe deserve our respect and support. I appreciate Tulsi Gabbard’s engagement with me on a variety of issues to ensure that our intelligence professionals will be supported and policymakers will receive unbiased information under her leadership." "I have done what the Framers envisioned for senators to do: use the consultative process to seek firm commitments, in this case commitments that will advance our national security, which is my top priority as a former Marine Corps intelligence officer. Having now secured these commitments, I will support Tulsi’s nomination and look forward to working with her to protect our national security," he added. Gabbard will need the support of all Republicans on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in order to advance to the floor for a confirmation vote.