American people Quote by Ron Wyden

As both a career intelligence officer and as an American citizen, I am a strong believer in the importance of oversight. Simply put, experience…

— Gina Haspel

The intelligence community, for the most part, has no accountability at all; to the Congress, to us the American people, and so they feel…

— Gloria Naylor

The intelligence community really is a vast bureaucratic entity, and it has been politicized in ways that are not effective for the gathering of…

— Valerie Plame

For the past three years, the Senate intelligence committee has avoided carrying out its oversight of our nation's intelligence programs whenever the White House…

— Jay Rockefeller

Intelligence is playing a more important role in policymaker decisions than I think I've ever seen in my time in Congress or before.

— Mike Rogers

“Authorities this broad give the national security bureaucracy the power to scrutinize the personal lives of every law-abiding American. Allowing that to continue is…

— Ron Wyden

The history of the intelligence community is replete with violations of the trust of the American people.

— James Clapper

“We have seen segments of our Government, in their attitudes and action, adopt tactics unworthy of a democracy, and occasionally reminiscent of totalitarian regimes.…

— Church Committee

A political decision has been made not to irritate the intelligence community. The spy agencies are really embarrassed, they're really sore - the revelations…

— Edward Snowden

It is abundantly clear that a total review of all intelligence programs is necessary so that members of the Senate Intelligence Committee are fully…

— Dianne Feinstein

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 government would assert that individuals who are aware of serious wrongdoing in the intelligence community should bring their concerns to the people most…

— Edward Snowden