Political Quotes

“I want to join with the chairman of the committee and basically echo what he has said. Bill Evanina is a true professional. I have had a chance to work with him for a number of years in my role on the Intelligence Committee and, more recently, as vice chair. Let me cite one example. Outside of his lane--not a duty as required--Bill has been a consistent voice in raising concerns about the challenges and threats that are posed by China. As a matter of fact, the chairman and I were recently in Austin, and Bill came down and gave one of the most powerful briefs I have heard, which he has done a number of times for the committee and increasingly for the business community, talking in an honest, straightforward way about the security threats, the intellectual property theft, the host of concerns that confront our country by China. Bill Evanina is one of those rare public servants, and I don't think--as the chairman has pointed out, since he received unanimous confirmation from the Intelligence Committee--that there is any question about his service, any question about his temperament, any question about his ability to do the job--no partisan challenges to him, as the chairman has mentioned. He has served in his current position for 3\1/2\ years.…”