The confirmation hearing to head the office of director of National Intelligence testified before the Senate Intelligence committee. This is just over two hours. Calling the hearing to order i would like to welcome the witness today, the nominee to be the director of National Intelligence. Congratulations on your nomination and welcome back. Im sure you didnt expect to be walking the halls so soon after your retirement and i would also like to welcome back your wife and my good friend and i want to thank her for her support of you and willingness to share with the rest of the country. Ive seen firsthand the strength of the relationship you so thoughtfully described for the record. The goal is to enable the committees qualifications and allow for thoughtful deliberation of the members who already provided responses to 148 questions presented by the committee and its members. Today of course members will ask questions and hear from the senator in both open and closed sessions. He comes t
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[indiscernible conversation] i call this hearing to order. I would like to welcome our witness. Besident trumps nominee to the next director of National Intelligence. Dan, congratulations on your nomination. Welcome back. I am sure you did not expect to be welcomed back to these holes so soon after your retirement. I would also like to welcome back your wife and my good friend, marcia, and i would like to thank her for sharing you with the rest of us. Ive known both of you for many years and seen firsthand the strength of your relationship that you so thoughtfully described in your statement for the record. Our goal in this hearing is to direct the committee to consider tor coates for the consider him for the nomination. He is already responded to more than 100 questions. Today, of course, members will be able to ask additional questions in both open and closed sessions. Withoats comes to us Honorable Service in the house, the senate, and as an ambassador. Those of us who have had the
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