Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 7, 2004
By creating an Open Source Intelligence Center under the National Intelligence Director to collect, analyze, produce and disseminate open source materials to the intelligence communities, the information becomes a building block for further collection, rather than a forgotten tool. I rise in support of the Simmons amendment. It creates a valuable tool under the authority of the National Intelligence Director to make open source intelligence more acceptable and available to the agencies of the intelligence community.
Said by
Pete Hoekstra
Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Supporting the Simmons amendment related to open source intelligence during a House floor debate.

Share

More from Pete Hoekstra

Jul 21, 2026

We have found over the last couple of decades that one of the best places in the world to get oil from is Canada.

globalnews.ca
Jul 18, 2026

If the pollution is so bad that it’s dangerous to the players or it’s dangerous to the fans, the first person to say don’t hold the game will be the President of the United States.

globalnews.ca
Jul 3, 2026

The bridge will actually be paid for by the folks who are using the bridge.

nationalpost.com

Other voices in this conversation