I am confident that America can do that.

The Iranians are professionals at cheating.

You have my commitment as the Director of the CIA, if I am confirmed, that we will continue to provide you the intelligence to understand both what's taking place in the nuclear arena.

You have my commitment that every day I will not only speak truth to power...

I share your concerns that we run the risk of not using the authorities in a way that is important in keeping America safe if folks are afraid that there will be political retribution.

I've seen nothing to cast any doubt on the findings in the report.

My effort will be to understand it more fully, to make sure that I understand its impact on my role to keep America safe.

I have no doubt that the discourse that's been taking place is something that Vladimir Putin would look at and say: Wow, that was among the objectives that I had, to sow doubt among the American political community, to suggest somehow that…

Those who serve in or in support of the clandestine service deserve our gratitude and our highest respect.

I haven't seen the bad morale as you have described it.

So as you develop policies around encryption, you have my assurance that I'll always direct the people who work for me to comply with the law with respect to private communications.

intentional targeting of civilians is absolutely a violation of the law of war.

I'll always comply with the law.

I have every confidence that not only will I demand that, but that they will continue to do that under my leadership if I am confirmed.

The best way I know how to demonstrate that respect is to give them a leader that will have their backs and at the same time demand excellence of each and every one of them.

Senator, you have my commitment. While I today am going to avoid talking about conversations that the President and I had with as much energy and effort as I can, I can tell you that I have assured the President-elect that I'll do that as…

I think we have an obligation as leaders to share with the American people all that we can about what's going on and what's not going on and to do so in a truthful and complete manner.

I have great confidence in the men and women who work there. They are patriots, they're warriors.