Political Quotes

“I would like to now go to the bill and specifically draw the managers' attention to pages 6 and 7. The bill reads: The term ``National Intelligence Program''-- And that is what the distinguished manager was addressing-- (A)(i) refers to all national intelligence programs, projects, and activities of the elements of the intelligence community; (ii) includes all programs, projects, and activities (whether or not pertaining to national intelligence) of the National Intelligence Authority, the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office . . . Now, therein is the problem that the Senator from Virginia has. What is the meaning of ``whether or not pertaining to national intelligence''? Because the title says this is the definition of national intelligence. (A)(i) basically gives that, and then (ii) seems to extend the definition to include programs that are not now part of the national intelligence program; that is, ``whether or not pertaining.'' I find that of considerable concern.”