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Senate Intel Committee Advances DNI Nominee Coats

Thursday, March 9th, 2017

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Senate Intel Committee Advances DNI Nominee Coats

Former Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the Director of National Intelligence. Photo: U.S. Senate.

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence voted 13-2 to advance former Senator Dan Coats’ (R-Ind.) nomination as Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to the full Senate today.Both Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-NC) and Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) strongly approve of his nomination.“I am confident Dan will be an excellent Director of National Intelligence and know that he will draw on his deep knowledge of intelligence issues to help the Intelligence Community address the wide range of challenges to our…

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