Cotton Statement on Confirmation of Intel Nominees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353
January 7, 2026

Cotton Statement on Confirmation of Intel Nominees

Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, released the following statement after the confirmation of Joshua Simmons to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency. The Senate Intelligence Committee has now confirmed every nominee sent in 2025 to the committee by President Trump.

“I commend President Trump for nominating a strong slate of individuals to these important national security roles. The world is a dangerous place, and our adversaries have shown that they will not stand by while the President’s full national security team is put in place. I’m thankful for the hard work of my colleagues on the committee for getting these nominees confirmed, and I look forward to continuing to refocus our intelligence community on its core mission: stealing secrets to protect Americans.”

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