advances, those are going to be my particular focus early on. >> you and i discussed some issues in my office that i look forward to supporting you on when you have this important new calling. i'm going to turn the gavel back to the chairman. >> thank you for being here and thanks for the visit to my office as well. enjoyed the discussion. just following up on some of that, i know these questions have been asked a lot of times already. but the obligatory, do you feel that you can exhibit independence there as director of the fbi that's necessary for that position? >> senator, i am my own man, and i intend to be governed by the constitution and by the rulings and by the book spectacularly without fear or favor and particularly without regard to partisan politics, i think