The National Intelligence Director needs the authority to do the job we are asking him to do. That means power over the intelligence budget. And to be effective, to be allowed to do his or her job, they must have authority over the budget.

He later graduated from Artillery Officers Candidate School eventually rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In a 2012 debate Boswell defended his vote in favor of the Affordable Care Act. Leonard L.

S. Leonard L. On November 6 2012 Boswell was defeated for re-election by 4th District Incumbent Tom Latham who decided to run against him after redistricting.