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We need to pass a congressional intelligence authorization bill. it's been six years, the senate has passed the bill, i believe the house intelligence committee has approved a bill, and we just need the speaker to bring it up. that's first. we need strong congressional oversight. for almost six years now, we haven't had a bill and we need to get a bill done so congress can issue, exercise its oversight authority. jenna: doesn't a another bill or more congressional oversight just add another layer of bureaucracy to the system that "the washington post" is pointing out is already bloated and ful...

Need to pass a congressional intelligence authorization bill. it's been six years, the senate's passed a bill. i believe the house intelligence committee has approved a bill, and we just need the speaker to bring it up. that's first. we need strong congressional oversight, and for almost six years now we haven't had a bill, and we need to get a bill done so congress can exercise its oversight authority. jenna: so senator bond saying we've done our part, now it's up to the house speaker, and we now hear from the house speaker nancy pelosi responding directly to "happening now" putting out this ...

The web site amounted to a targeting document, shep. >> shepard: maybe should have a database like this. is he also defending the system. >> he is the acting head of the u.s. intelligence community david gompert disputed some of the finding. he says. and he defends the use of contractors who he says, quote, provide flexibility and specialized skills in the system. and contractors are going to be a special component within this post series coming up later in the week, shep. >> shepard: lawmakers are actually looking in the mirror on this one in some cases. >> they are. the ranking member of the...

Information in one place amounted for a targeting document. foreign intelligence services, organizations and criminal element will have potential interest in this kind of information. specifically, we recommend that companies affected by the publication an website assess and take steps to mitigate risk to the workplace facility and mission. "washington post" reporter dayna priest insisted the paperworked with the government to avoid exposing sensitive information and the report concluded there were too many agencies doing too many reports about the same thing. there is so much overlap the pape...

Is subordinate to john brenen and brenen is not subject to congressional oversight. >> the other dni's have always been very, very professional, they've never been political. under this administration, john brennan has politicized intelligence, that's the danger here. >> reporter: the president's choice for dni is james clap board a top official in the defense official. a former senior intelligence official says he believed that clapper would not accept the aappointment under any circumstances. while no date is set for confirmation hearings, senator diane feinstein, chair of the senate intelli...