Political Quotes

“Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Joint Explanatory Statement for Division M--Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT TO ACCOMPANY THE INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 The following consists of the joint explanatory statement to accompany the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. This joint explanatory statement reflects the status of negotiations and disposition of issues reached between the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (hereinafter, ``the Agreement''). The joint explanatory statement shall have the same effect with respect to the implementation of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. The joint explanatory statement comprises three parts: an overview of the application of the annex to accompany this statement; unclassified congressional direction; and a section-by-section analysis of the legislative text. Part I: Application of the Classified Annex The classified nature of U.S. intelligence activities prevents the congressional intelligence committees from publicly disclosing many details concerning the conclusions and recommendations of the Agreement.…”