Dan Coats: “Mr. Chairman, thank you. It is good to be on your committee and to serve with you and Senator Thune.”

The warning lights are blinking red.

We do not believe Iran is currently undertaking activities we judge necessary to produce a nuclear device.

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.