00:00Congratulations. You found some interesting things, Dalton.
00:03Yes, sir.
00:03You've become a bigger and bigger star every day.
00:07You've found a lot of good things. Go ahead.
00:09Thank you, sir. As we approach Labor Day weekend here,
00:12this is just such a great opportunity really to recognize your leadership as a true champion for working people.
00:19And I know we'll hear as we go around the table here how your focus singularly on putting the well-being and interests of the American people first
00:28is that common thread that we're seeing in your policies being implemented across your administration.
00:34For ODNI, number one, our focus is and must always be making sure that our intelligence community is focused on our mission,
00:43keeping the American people safe, secure, and free.
00:47We're doing great work on this front.
00:49I'll point out our National Counterterrorism Center, led by Director Joe Kent,
00:52are working across different agencies with Homeland Security, DEA, FBI, and others to catch terrorists,
01:00both those who are trying to come into our country, those who may already be in our country.
01:05They are finding the worst of the cartel bosses and making sure that they're not able to continue to wreak havoc and terror in our communities.
01:14Secondly, Mr. President, you have charged me with the mission of finding the truth and telling the truth to the American people.
01:21And we've exposed some of the worst examples of the weaponization of intelligence in the last several weeks.
01:28I will continue down that mission and that path wherever it leads.
01:33Transparency, telling the truth, is what will drive true accountability for the American people who deserve nothing less.
01:40And lastly, Mr. President, all of us are charged with being good stewards of taxpayer dollars.
01:46I've gone through a reorganization for ODNI that we've announced last week.
01:52We've cut nearly half of redundant, unnecessary functions within ODNI, saving taxpayers over $700 million a year.
02:01We will continue focusing on our core mission in keeping the American people safe
02:06and appreciate your leadership and your focus on this most critical task.
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