George Voinovich: “Thank you very much for having this hearing, and it's my first opportunity to be on this subcommittee.”

It is really triple happiness.

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...