Sean Reyes: “I have been a member of the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security of the Permanent Select Committee on…”

“I have been a member of the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for nearly 4 years now. Through that subcommittee's work, I have focused on the issue of strengthening our intelligence response to terrorism. I have also served on the Joint Congressional Inquiry of 9/11, and for almost 8 years on the House Committee on Armed Services. So I understand the importance of intelligence to our troops in the field. We must reform the intelligence community to avoid another 9/11, but the bill before us today is not the way to do it. H.R. 10, from my perspective, Mr. Chairman, is just too weak. The National Intelligence Director created under the bill would not have the minimum necessary control over funding and appointment of officials or personnel assignments. For example, if the National Intelligence Director cannot hire and fire people, they do not really work for him or her.”