Tulsi Gabbard

And this is the 20th anniversary of the founding of this organization.

And this is the 20th anniversary of the founding of this organization.

And this is the 20th anniversary of the founding of this organization.

I was on the Armed Services and the Foreign Affairs Committee. So it was interesting as a member of Congress there for eight years on those subject matter committees, I was a customer of intelligence. very frequently, some of the highest levels of intelligence as well as kind of the broader intelligence briefings that we had.

I was on the Armed Services and the Foreign Affairs Committee. So it was interesting as a member of Congress there for eight years on those subject matter committees, I was a customer of intelligence. very frequently, some of the highest levels of intelligence as well as kind of the broader intelligence briefings that we had.

I was on the Armed Services and the Foreign Affairs Committee. So it was interesting as a member of Congress there for eight years on those subject matter committees, I was a customer of intelligence. very frequently, some of the highest levels of intelligence as well as kind of the broader intelligence briefings that we had.

And so I, at that time, experienced a level of frustration that's common if you were to ask most members of Congress in that the briefings that we received then, more often than not,

And so I, at that time, experienced a level of frustration that's common if you were to ask most members of Congress in that the briefings that we received then, more often than not,

And so I, at that time, experienced a level of frustration that's common if you were to ask most members of Congress in that the briefings that we received then, more often than not,

were things that we had already read about in the newspapers, seen on the news the night before, and just didn't get much value from it to better inform the decisions that we had to make related to our military or military operations or foreign policy decisions. And that was, you know, I left Congress and my last day was January 3rd of 2021.

were things that we had already read about in the newspapers, seen on the news the night before, and just didn't get much value from it to better inform the decisions that we had to make related to our military or military operations or foreign policy decisions. And that was, you know, I left Congress and my last day was January 3rd of 2021.

were things that we had already read about in the newspapers, seen on the news the night before, and just didn't get much value from it to better inform the decisions that we had to make related to our military or military operations or foreign policy decisions. And that was, you know, I left Congress and my last day was January 3rd of 2021.

And as I was going through the confirmation process for this job, and I was meeting with the different senators, it was interesting that they expressed that same frustration to me. And many of these senators were members of the Intelligence Committee, which really spoke to how much work there is to do still.

And as I was going through the confirmation process for this job, and I was meeting with the different senators, it was interesting that they expressed that same frustration to me. And many of these senators were members of the Intelligence Committee, which really spoke to how much work there is to do still.

And as I was going through the confirmation process for this job, and I was meeting with the different senators, it was interesting that they expressed that same frustration to me. And many of these senators were members of the Intelligence Committee, which really spoke to how much work there is to do still.

But honestly, the first thing that I did was actually send out an email to all the people who work here and said, I'll be down here in this lobby where we are right now. I think it was at 12 o'clock. And if you're free, I'd love to come and introduce myself and say hello. It was standing room only here.

But honestly, the first thing that I did was actually send out an email to all the people who work here and said, I'll be down here in this lobby where we are right now. I think it was at 12 o'clock. And if you're free, I'd love to come and introduce myself and say hello. It was standing room only here.

But honestly, the first thing that I did was actually send out an email to all the people who work here and said, I'll be down here in this lobby where we are right now. I think it was at 12 o'clock. And if you're free, I'd love to come and introduce myself and say hello. It was standing room only here.

I was grateful to be able to have the opportunity to just immediately address those who work here, intelligence professionals, analysts, people who are subject matter experts in different areas, some of the support staff who are here and kind of keep the lights on.

I was grateful to be able to have the opportunity to just immediately address those who work here, intelligence professionals, analysts, people who are subject matter experts in different areas, some of the support staff who are here and kind of keep the lights on.