Bill Nelson: “I, as the Senator from Wisconsin, my colleague, have had difficulty as we sit side by side in the Intelligence Committee…”

“I, as the Senator from Wisconsin, my colleague, have had difficulty as we sit side by side in the Intelligence Committee with the issue of immunity. First of all, I want to say that I think the intelligence community, headed by Admiral McConnell, is doing an excellent job. They are correcting colossal mistakes. We had a colossal mistake on intelligence on September 11. We had another colossal mistake of intelligence leading up to the Iraq war. And in order for us to protect ourselves, we, in fact, have to have information in order to disrupt the plans to attack us, to harm the Nation. So I give credit to Admiral McConnell, the Director of National Intelligence. I give credit to General Hayden, the head of the CIA, to Steve Kappes, the Deputy Director of the CIA. I think they are doing a terrific job. I compliment the chairman and the vice chairman of our committee, and they are within earshot, and I want them to hear how much this Senator appreciates their cooperation between each other to work in a bipartisan fashion.”