Kit Bond: “We are kind of looking at hither and yon, but we need to have where we are rather than hither and yon.”

the administration's decision is their decision, but if there is an implication that the intelligence committee should not be told honestly and frankly of advice that you give to the policymakers--whether it's accepted or not--that…

to quote an earlier comment by Senator Bond, "skin in the game"

If it is a regulatory problem, we will get out our cattle prod and help you get those done.

We are interested in getting a handle on this because, as you have indicated, there are so many moving parts in this that we want to try to get a handle on as many as possible.