Country Quote by John Ratcliffe

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

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

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

I would have never thought that I would hear myself saying that the president of the United States is afraid of the CIA. But…

— Ray McGovern

I strongly agree that a National Intelligence Director should be established to oversee and coordinate the 15 federal intelligence agencies.

— Jim Ramstad

I'm the chairman of the intelligence committee. We don't only get formal briefings, but we collect our information from the intelligence community in a…

— Mike Rogers

As the briefer, my job is to carry CIA's best information and best analysis to the president of the United States and make sure…

— Michael Morell

My job as the national security adviser is to distill and present to the president the views and options that come from the various…

— Robert C. O'Brien

I've been involved in the intelligence side of the federal government for a long time. We all know that we have to have a…

— Barack Obama

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

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

I worked with [Hillary Clinton] for four years very closely when she was secretary of state and I was at the CIA. I provided…

— Michael Morell