Cotton Statement on Director Gabbard’s ODNI 2.0 Announcement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353
August 20, 2025

Cotton Statement on Director Gabbard’s ODNI 2.0 Announcement

Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on Director Gabbard’s ODNI 2.0 announcement:

“Congress created the ODNI to be a lean organization that used small staffs to coordinate across the Intelligence Community and execute specific, important tasks. Today’s announcement is an important step towards returning ODNI to that original size, scope, and mission. And it will help make it a stronger and more effective national security tool for President Trump. I look forwarded to working with Director Gabbard to implement these reforms and provide the ODNI with the legislative relief necessary to ensure our Intelligence Community can focus on its core mission: stealing secrets from our adversaries.”

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