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I absolutely understand that this role demands someone who can stand up to the pressures that will be placed upon him, political pressures.

It's kind of an 'all of above' category here, I think, given the diversity of threats that we have.

Our job is to provide the truth, and power goes to those people who are in a position to make those determinations, make policy, make corrections, make laws, et cetera.

What was happening, there was the so-called stovepipe process. They weren't sharing information with each other the way that they should.

I have no intention of holding anything back from this committee, the access to this committee that they need.

That's my authority. That's my obligation.

If we didn't learn anything from these incidents, then shame on us.

My role is to provide you with the intelligence to formulate policy, not formulate policy, not be a spokesman for any political decisions that are made.

Clearly, we are in a situation--we're not in a passive situation from a world threats standpoint.

I have found that statutory requirements, Executive Orders, directives, have added functions to the DNI...

In the end, we follow the law, whatever it is, regardless of our personal opinions.

I think that conversation has been going on, needs to continue going on.

So encryption has a very positive effect and is needed.

Yes, I do, and I think it's important, obviously, for the government, all government entities.

I think that it needs to be under my authority. And I've made that very, very clear.

I do, and I've made that clear to the President and to his advisers, that that is where I stand.

I have been reassured time and time and time again from the President to his advisers that I'm welcome and needed and expected to be a part of the Principals Committee.

I'm going to do everything I can to work with Admiral Rogers in NSA to get you that number.