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On the recordJune 6, 2017
the ability of this community to function depends both on its credibility that its work that it's doing is in the national security interest of the United States, and also the importance of its independence--that it is not an extension of politics, no matter which administration is at play.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio discusses the need for the intelligence community's credibility and independence from politics.

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