Political Quotes

“first of all, let me acknowledge my friend and colleague and the chairman of my committee, Richard Burr, for his great work. I am going to talk about him in a moment. I do hope the Record captured the nice things he said about me. Usually, he characterizes me in a different way, but I am grateful for his comments today. I rise today in support of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, which includes the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020. Congressional passage of the Intelligence Authorization Act provides support for our Nation's critical intelligence programs and ensures that the hard-working men and women in the intelligence community have the authorities and resources they need to defend our Nation. It also improves the oversight of our Nation's 17 intelligence agencies, which operate around the globe. Before I get into the specifics, I want to note that this important bill is the product of bipartisan work made possible by Chairman Burr's leadership. It was thanks to the chairman's leadership that the IAA was unanimously passed by the committee in May and included as part of the Senate's National Defense Authorization Act in June. I also want to take this opportunity to thank my friends on the Senate Armed Services Committee, especially the Senators from Oklahoma and Rhode Island, Senator Inhofe and Ranking Member Reed.…”