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I certainly believe that improving our intelligence is of important national interest.

The intelligence community gets hurt through sequestration.

I don't want to talk about intelligence matters. I will say, however, that intelligence-community estimates should not become public in the way of this city and in the way of Congress.

The history of the intelligence community is replete with violations of the trust of the American people.

You want to keep intelligence separate from policy.

I am not opposed to intelligence reform on its face, but any changes should reflect the current context.

I will not, nor will I ever, publicly divulge sensitive intelligence sources and methods. For when that happens, our national security is endangered and lives can be lost.

We will have to continue to improve our human intelligence system-something that was, unfortunately, lacking in the years which led up to September 11. This is going to be a continuing process of change.

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.