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Porter Goss: “I well understand the purpose of the gentlewoman's amendment, and what I am trying to say and outline for her is that…”

On the recordJune 25, 2003
I well understand the purpose of the gentlewoman's amendment, and what I am trying to say and outline for her is that dealing with the United Nations with intelligence is an extraordinarily complex issue, and I do not think there is a particular body in Congress that has more experience than the oversight committees on intelligence, House and Senate. And I therefore say give us a chance to do our job and I think she will understand. If the gentlewoman wants to know how much intelligence has been shared with the U.N., I guarantee we can find out upstairs.
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Porter Goss
Florida
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Discussing the complexities of intelligence sharing with the United Nations.

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