Jerry Lewis: “I must say that I would like to associate myself with many of the remarks of my colleague from California [Ms. Pelosi]…”

“I must say that I would like to associate myself with many of the remarks of my colleague from California [Ms. Pelosi] who serves with me on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. She could say, as I would, that very much of our work is done behind closed doors. During the short time that I have been on the committee, I am amazed at the number of hours that we spend looking at these agencies that are so important to our country. The FBI and the CIA and agencies that relate to intelligence work are critical to the interests of our country here at home as well as in the world. In this time of very significant change in the world, the President needs now more than at any other time excellent sources of information available to him as he represents our interests here at home, but especially abroad. I must say that because we meet behind closed doors, ofttimes the stories of the successes of those agencies are not heard about, let alone told or believed.”