I am a strong supporter of trade, and I want to affirm that some of the reservations that have been expressed here by my colleagues relative to making sure that we have a level playing field and that we have established the rules and they are accepted and enforced, will be important.
Coats emphasizes the importance of trade and fair rules for economic growth.
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You'll need to demonstrate to the American people that the Intelligence Community deserves their utmost confidence as a source of truth and insight.
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 believe the top of the list will be to reinforce the prime imperative for our Nation's Intelligence Community: to find the truth and to speak truth to power, without fear of political retribution.
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