Senator Kay Hagan (D., N.C.) missed a hearing on worldwide threats, including the Islamic State, to attend a cocktail reception in New York, according to a new Associated Press report.

Earlier this week, following her debate with Republican challenger Thom Tillis, Hagan admitted to skipping out on an Armed Services Committee hearing so that she could fundraise, after the hearing was rescheduled from the morning to the afternoon. She had offered no further details, but her campaign later identified the subject of the hearing she missed and her reason for doing so:

Hagan’s campaign confirmed Wednesday the hearing occurred Feb. 27. The Armed Services Committee held a closed hearing that afternoon on “current and future worldwide threats” to national security. Hagan’s campaign scheduled a cocktail reception at a New York apartment that evening.

The campaign did not say whether she had missed other committee hearings to attend fundraisers.

Hagan’s attendance at hearings has become a major issue in the tight race because of her role as chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, which focuses on threats such as the Islamic State.

UPDATE: The Tillis campaign has already put together an ad titled “Cocktails” based on Hagan’s admission for missing hearings:

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