Agency Quote by Jim Ramstad

The National Intelligence Director needs the authority to do the job we are asking him to do. That means power over the intelligence budget.…

— Leonard Boswell

The 9/11 commission recommended the appointment of a national intelligence director with budgetary authority to better coordinate the work of the intelligence community and…

— Ronald Kessler

Our intelligence community needs better coordination of operations and exchange of information, and that's why we need an overall director of national intelligence and…

— Jim Ramstad

As Director of National Intelligence, I am entrusted with access to more intelligence than any member of the U.S. government other than the president.…

— John Ratcliffe

An intelligence service is the ideal vehicle for a conspiracy.

— Allen Dulles

Ensuring that the intelligence community adheres to its responsibilities to report on its activities to Congress is absolutely essential.

— Pete Hoekstra

I certainly believe that improving our intelligence is of important national interest.

— Jeff Sessions

Improving our national intelligence capabilities should remain a top priority and a continual process.

— Blanche Lincoln

We need to make is to strengthen the position of the director of the CIA.

— Bob Graham

You have multiple intelligence agencies. They all ultimately report to the director of national intelligence but, you know, it never comes in neat packages.…

— Raymond Kelly

When I was first elected to the Senate, I was fortunate to be appointed to the Intelligence Committee. There, I saw up close the…

— Sheldon Whitehouse

As the president's principal intelligence advisor, I would ensure that all intelligence is collected analyzed and reported without bias, prejudice or political influence.

— John Ratcliffe