Thompson Named to Select Committee on Intelligence
January 25, 2011
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) issued the following statement today upon the announcement of being selected to serve on the House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
“I am honored to again be selected to serve on the House Select Committee on Intelligence,” said Congressman Thompson. “I look forward to working with my colleagues to guarantee that the intelligence community has all the resources necessary to ensure our nation's security and preserve the strength of our intelligence capabilities.”
Thompson was first selected to serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in 2007, most recently serving as the chairman of the House Intelligence subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence. It is expected that Thompson will again be named the top Democrat on an Intelligence subcommittee in the coming weeks.
The House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has jurisdiction over the intelligence community and intelligence related activities by the Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, and other agencies of the Department of Defense, and the Departments of State, Justice, and Treasury.
“I am honored to again be selected to serve on the House Select Committee on Intelligence,” said Congressman Thompson. “I look forward to working with my colleagues to guarantee that the intelligence community has all the resources necessary to ensure our nation's security and preserve the strength of our intelligence capabilities.”
Thompson was first selected to serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in 2007, most recently serving as the chairman of the House Intelligence subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence. It is expected that Thompson will again be named the top Democrat on an Intelligence subcommittee in the coming weeks.
The House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has jurisdiction over the intelligence community and intelligence related activities by the Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, and other agencies of the Department of Defense, and the Departments of State, Justice, and Treasury.
Issues:Defense