U.S. Senator Ken Salazar

Member: Agriculture, Energy, Veterans' Affairs, Ethics and Aging Committees

 

2300 15th Street, Suite 450 Denver, CO 80202 | 702 Hart Senate Building, Washington, D.C. 20510

 

 

For Immediate Release

May 8, 2006

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 Sen. Salazar Reacts to President Bush’s Nominee to Head the CIA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Senator Ken Salazar released the following statement today regarding President Bush’s nominee to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, General Hayden.

“The CIA requires expert, independent leadership capable of guiding a vitally important part of our intelligence community in the post-9/11 world. General Hayden comes to this process with strong credentials. I believe the hearings associated with General Hayden’s nomination to be the next CIA Director must be thorough and fair. I also share the concerns expressed by colleagues, including the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, regarding the Administration’s policy of wiretapping American citizens without a warrant – a policy that General Hayden has played a leading role in defending.”

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