Because it has now been 5 years since the enactment of the 9/11 Commission recommendations for intelligence reform, Senator Collins and I decided last year to initiate a series of oversight hearings this year to examine how well these reforms have been implemented.
Lieberman explains the purpose of the oversight hearings on intelligence reform.
Share
More from Joe Lieberman
Thanks very much, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Stabenow, and members of the Committee.
If Congress were to formally authorize something that exists now, the National Veterinary Stockpile, that would send a strong message that this is a necessary national asset.
Part of the problem there has been--and this goes to early warning and intelligence--how do you stop an outbreak, of either a bioterrorist attack or naturally occurring, from spreading.
Other voices in this conversation
