I do not believe that WikiLeaks is a credible source of information.

I agree with you that that work has been good and robust and that intelligence I think is important to policymakers as they make decisions.

It's pretty clear about what took place here, about Russian involvement in efforts to hack information and to have an impact on American democracy.

Yes. You have my full commitment to that, Senator Heinrich.

At a time when democracy and freedom are under assault by radical elements fueled by hatred, our intelligence-gathering services must have--must have--a strong leader who will guide their mission and ensure the safety of the American…

It is not lawful to outsource that which we cannot do.

I do. I think that's incredibly important.

I do plan to continue your own investigation into ongoing Russian active measures...

It's incredibly important that the information is timely.

You have my full commitment to that.

I can't imagine putting in place any policy that was discriminatory with respect to any employee.

I'm going to defer on the policy question today.

I think we need to acknowledge that encryption is out there and that not all encryption takes place here in the United States.

We have to make sure that the CIA is world-class with respect to developing this information in a timely, speedy fashion.

I voted for the change to put the Army Field Manual in place as a member of Congress.

I will see it as my responsibility to do everything I can to make sure that we're talking about the critical nature of these authorities and how they keep Americans safe.

rolling back the Iran deal.

I think we have an obligation to use that information to keep Americans safe.