I'll defer to the chairman on that. We were made aware of that appointment this morning. Obviously, it's something that If the administration decides to pursue a permanent appointment to [the DNI] position, [it will] have to come through the Congress and have confirmation hearings and ultimately a vote here in the Senate. But, Senator Cotton, you want to speak to that? We have four more weeks with Director Gabbard as the dni, and I look forward to implementing last year's Intelligence Authorization … (00:20–00:30)
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