We have been talking about dealing with our cascading debt and deficit for decades, and I would say we have been far short of doing the right thing that has put us in the position to look for a healthy fiscal future.
Coats emphasizes the long-standing failure to address debt and deficit issues.
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Electoral legitimacy is the essential linchpin of our entire political culture.
One of the first things you can do--at this hearing, even--is to make a strong statement of support for professionalism in the IC and pledge that you will not tolerate politics influencing the analytical process.
I know others have talked about that here today, but when you and I had a chance to talk earlier in the last couple weeks, I mentioned one of my real concerns about China.
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