Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn John CornynCalls grow for Biden to expand election map in final sprint Bipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Chamber of Commerce endorses McSally for reelection MORE (R-Texas) and Sen. Cory Gardner Cory Scott GardnerMcConnell locks down key GOP votes in Supreme Court fight Will Republicans' rank hypocrisy hinder their rush to replace Ginsburg? Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 MORE (R-Colo.) on Thursday introduced a bill to strip Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE of her security clearance, joining a growing chorus of Republican lawmakers who say she is unfit to handle classified information.

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“When individuals mishandle our country’s most sensitive information they jeopardize national security and shouldn’t be trusted with such an important responsibility,” Cornyn said in a press release.

The bill comes two days after FBI Director James Comey ripped Clinton's recklessness in using a private email server when she served as secretary of State. Comey did not recommend criminal charges against Clinton.

Republicans in Congress have seized on revoking Clinton's security clearances as one line of attack against the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. They are also pressing for the release of transcripts of the FBI's interview with Clinton.

The GOP bill would not only revoke Clinton's security credentials but also those of some of her closest aides.

“If the FBI won’t recommend action based on its findings, Congress will. At the very least, Secretary Clinton should not have access to classified information and our bill makes sure of it,” Gardner said in a statement.

House Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE (R-Wis.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Charles (Chuck) Ernest GrassleyGOP set to release controversial Biden report McConnell locks down key GOP votes in Supreme Court fight Senate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg MORE (R-Iowa) have also called for the security clearances to be revoked. Ryan wrote a letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper making his request formal on Thursday.

Comey himself seemed to suggest that Clinton and her aides could be subject to administrative punishment, but the precise meaning of his statement remains a topic of fierce debate.

“To be clear, this is not to suggest that in similar circumstances, a person who engaged in this activity would face no consequences,” said Comey, who did not mince words in his summary of the investigation’s findings on Tuesday.

“To the contrary, those individuals are often subject to security or administrative sanctions. But that is not what we are deciding now,” he said.

The Gardner-Cornyn bill is titled the Taking Responsibility Using Secured Technologies Act.