[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 81 (Thursday, May 17, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2735-S2736]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       NOMINATION OF GINA HASPEL

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, yesterday, the Intelligence Committee 
took an important step toward confirming Gina Haspel to become the next 
Director of the CIA. A bipartisan majority voted to report her 
nomination favorably to the Senate. I look forward to promptly moving 
to a confirmation vote.
  The committee's confidence is indicative of the strength of Ms. 
Haspel's testimony and her 30-plus-year record of CIA service. 
Throughout the process, she demonstrated candor, integrity, and a 
forthright approach to the committee's questions. She displayed the 
talent and expertise that make her uniquely qualified to face America's 
biggest national security challenges, whether in the area of 
counterterrorism or renewed international competition among great 
powers.
  Out of the spotlight, whether at Langley or deployed abroad, Ms. 
Haspel has quietly earned the respect and admiration of those who 
matter most--the men and women of the CIA and distinguished current and 
former intelligence community leaders.
  The safety and security of the American people depend on capable 
intelligence leadership. Gina Haspel is the

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right woman at the right time. Senators on both sides of the aisle 
agree. So I urge each of my colleagues to rise to the occasion and 
swiftly confirm our next CIA Director.

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