The president has now assured through this appointment that the single most important intelligence collection tool... is probably the worst appointment into the intelligence community I have ever seen.
Jim Himes
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Jim Himes is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Connecticut's 4th congressional district since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as economic growth, healthcare, and national security during his tenure in Congress. Himes has been an advocate for democratic norms and transparency in government, often emphasizing the importance of the intelligence community in national discussions.
He doesn't have an iota of national security experience, and the president is putting him in this most sensitive of roles.
The only right answer here, Margaret, the only right answer, and I don't have a lot of confidence that it's going to happen, is that the President says, you know, 'oops, that was a mistake,' and pulls the Bill Pulte appointment.
No, Russia is not winning, and I mean that's the headline, right? Ukraine is now winning by any standard, right?
The only right answer – and I don't have a lot of confidence that it's going to happen – is that the president says, you know, oops, that was a mistake, and pulls the Bill Pulte appointment.
The only right answer here... is that the President says, you know, 'oops, that was a mistake,' and pulls the Bill Pulte appointment.
Look, the Cuban regime is an appalling regime, but it is no more a national security threat than Nicaragua is. It’s just insane to say that it is, and especially if it’s done in the service of military action.
I rise in support of S. 1318, the Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act. I do so with some reluctance because the process that brought us here has been indefensible. Two weeks ago, when we walked off the floor after legislation to…
Mr. Speaker, I want to take just a minute here to address the question of the Fourth Amendment. Every Member in this Chamber swears an oath to support the Constitution, and it is important in this debate to remember that all of us care…
This program is controversial for all the right reasons, and what we are doing here is what we have been doing for almost 20 years, which is finding the balance between an authority that keeps not just us but the world safe and protecting…
The vast majority of Americans look at the way ICE behaved, with the murder of two American citizens, and they say, that is not OK.
The vast majority of Americans look at the way ICE behaved, with the murder of two American citizens, and they say, that is not OK.
The vast majority of Americans look at the way ICE behaved, with the murder of two American citizens, and they say, that is not OK.
The vast majority of Americans look at the way ICE behaved, with the murder of two American citizens, and they say, that is not OK.





