Treasury rejects complaint that it 'excluded' Senate GOP from Silicon Valley Bank briefing

A Treasury official said that invitations to Sunday's briefing were sent to Republican leaders in the House and Senate, but some GOP lawmakers say they were excluded.

Treasury had that response hours after Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee indicated that some of their members were "excluded" from the briefing. Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital. 

"It is unacceptable that Senate Republicans were excluded from Treasury's briefing to Congress this evening. The lack of transparency & responsiveness from the Biden administration has been galling. The administration has the responsibility to keep ALL members updated in real time," the committee’s Twitter account stated.

Officials held a bipartisan, bicameral video call on Sunday evening to update members of Congress after Silicon Valley Bank was shut down by regulators following a rush of investors withdrawing funds.