George Voinovich: “I would respectfully request and appreciate your support for this worthy piece of legislation.”

The current structure falls short in comparison to a model that provides additional accountability and reasonably insulates the organization from political interference

We still believe that identifying long-term funding for all of the reform efforts would help, especially as the money becomes tighter and congressional decisionmakers such as yourself have to prioritize.

I think one of the really important things about this endeavor is that--General Clapper, you understand how important it is...

He would be a good one, if we can convince him.