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Ron Wyden: “Porter Goss is a good man and a good Congressman, but his long record of supporting business-as-usual intelligence…”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2004
Porter Goss is a good man and a good Congressman, but his long record of supporting business-as-usual intelligence policies is not good enough to warrant his appointment as CIA Director at this dangerous hour. Mr. Goss showed that on his watch, as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, he passed on virtually every opportunity to move aggressively for reform. His commitment to public service is unquestioned, but his unwillingness to displease the powerful to force change in our intelligence community is unfortunate.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Discussing the nomination of Porter Goss as CIA Director during Senate floor debate.

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