Dan Coats: “I think all of us can agree that victims need to know that they are victims.”

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.

You'll need to demonstrate to the American people that the Intelligence Community deserves their utmost confidence as a source of truth and insight.

Electoral legitimacy is the essential linchpin of our entire political culture.

We can create a discipline, a way of thinking about these challenges.