On the recordMay 30, 2014
I thank the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Welch) for his diligent work in the area of transparency on behalf of the American people. As we have seen in this last year, trust in the intelligence community by the citizens it serves is incredibly important. As the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, we take seriously the responsibility to provide to the public as much information as possible while protecting sensitive sources and methods. When classification permits, the budget of the intelligence community has been released. In other cases, the American people rely on our committee and on all of their Representatives, like Representative Welch, to review the budget of the intelligence community on their behalf. I look forward to working with Representative Welch to continue to find ways to increase the trust of the American people in the intelligence community as it relates to transparency. I reserve the balance of my time.
