in that number have questions about the message the senate would be sending by confirming someone for this position who served as a supervisor in the counterterrorism center during the time of rendition, detention and interrogation programs. ms. haspel has acknowledged the history of the program, she stated that the law has changed and the rdi program is no longer legal. she's committed to upholding the law. i appreciate that but it is not enough. the secrecy inherent in the cia's work demands that the director honor and follow the law, particularly in the dark spaces where the ic often operates and when the glaring lights of public scrutiny nonexistent. no one should get credit for simply agreeing to follow the law. that's the least we should expect from any nominee and