I do not know of anything more important--I do not know of any mandate the Congress has in the Constitution that is more important-- than providing for the national defense. I do not know of any issue that is more important for Members of the Senate than being able to say to the people that they represent that we have provided for the national security of the United States. That is our foremost obligation.
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Woodward writes that Dan Coats continued to harbor the secret belief, one that had grown rather than lessened, although unsupported by intelligence proof that Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, had something on Trump.
The evidence is overwhelming. It can be proven beyond any evidentiary burden that Russia is not our friend and they tried to attack us in 2016.
We expect our adversaries and our strategic competitors to refine their capabilities and add new tactics as they learn from each other's experiences, suggesting the threat landscape could look very different in 2020 and future elections.
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