James Clapper

the most important matter of national security is something called cyber security.

The rule of IAEA is extremely important here.

It obviously has a profound impact on Afghanistan and the prospects for successful resolution there.

I believe his speech dealt with counterterrorism.

In all of this, we have and will continue to abide by the Fourth Amendment.

I don't understand why we can't get working together on this and get a bill done.

We hope that sanctions will prevent the necessity for an Israeli response.

the President in his State of the Union actually used the words 'cyber threat.'

I personally believe it's a question of time before Assad falls, but that's the issue. It could be a long time.

terrorists and insurgents will increasingly turn to crime and criminal networks for funding and logistics.

I cannot imagine having a better DNI for the times we are in.

I think we are in a period of transition in the leadership in the intelligence community.

China poses potentially from a capability standpoint a threat to us as a mortal threat.

I mean, this is a kind of a stalemate back and forth, but I think over all -- longer term, that the regime will prevail.

The size of our debt, I think, is a concern to all of us, whether intelligence or not.

I believe we can and will respond to the problems of intrusions and leaks, but we must do so without degrading essential intelligence integration and information sharing.

Thank you for the invitation to offer the Intelligence Community's assessment of threats to U.S. national security.

I mean, this is kind of a stalemate back and forth, but I think the longer term, that the regime will prevail.

I deeply believe that.

I think it is clearly a factor on their mind. As the screws have gotten tighter, I think they clearly are seeing the effect.

I truly believe our country is much safer than it was prior to 9/11.

Thank you very much, Senator Voinovich.

You leave a lasting legacy that will ensure a secure and capable Federal workforce for the future.

I want to recognize the value of this Subcommittee's continued attention to this issue, and specifically you, Senator Voinovich, for your leadership.

I agree with that, but I do not think that everything in the entire intelligence community has to be run within the confines of the office of the Director of National Intelligence.