First, I have the privilege of being Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. It is not an oxymoron I assure you.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It is a great privilege for any man to become a member of the Senate.
I have had national security background, 10 years on the Intelligence Committee, the last two years as chair.
I respect the Congress's oversight responsibility.
The Committee's review of a series of intelligence shortcomings, to include intelligence prior to 9/11 and the pre-war intelligence on Iraq, clearly reveal how vital a diverse intelligence workforce is to our national security.
I've served on the International Relations Committee.
If you ever live in a country run by a committee, be on the committee.
So, you know, I think that Democrats are being more successful in Congress and I'm really going to be proud of the role I will play tomorrow as ranking Democrat on the Intelligence Committee when this bill passes.
I do have concerns about the current efforts to restructure our nation's intelligence community.
I'm a member of the US committee o the United Nations.
The intelligence community, for the most part, has no accountability at all; to the Congress, to us the American people, and so they feel that they above the law.