'Thornberry: Enhance top spy's powers'
Abilene Reporter-News
July 21, 2010
"A Big Country congressman Tuesday called for a review of the intelligence law amounting to a job description for one-time West Texan James R. Clapper Jr. if he becomes the nation’s top spy in charge of keeping terrorists at bay.
Rep. Mac Thornberry expressed his concerns with the post-Sept. 11, 2001 law a few hours before the retired Air Force lieutenant general fielded questions from senators about his qualifications for the position of director of national intelligence.
'I think probably we need to enhance the powers of the DNI because it’s proven to be a very difficult job for anybody to accomplish,'Thornberry, a high-ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, said after a panel discussion.
Thornberry participated in 'State of Play: The Future of the Director of National Intelligence' on Tuesday morning at the Bipartisan Policy Center with two former 9/11 Commission members."
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