chair schiff: mr. lahood. mr. la lahood had ad: i want to thank all of you for being here all morning and commitment and dedication to the intelligent communities community and certificate vissments i want to associate myself with the comments of mr. nunes as related to michael ellis and the inquiry and questions he raised. it warrants answers and i hope that can be accomplished. i want to follow up on mr. stewart's questions as it related to the federal vaccine mandate. maybe director burns, i'll start with you. is the agency prepared to terminate hundreds if not thousands of c.i.a. employees, case officers, and intelligence professionals if the vaccine is not abided by? director burns: congressman, i guess several things. first, we are foregnat to have about a 97% vaccination rate for our career officers. it's a very high proportion of officers who have been vaccinated. second, we follow the law. we are operating with a federal mandate here which makes it time and condition of employment. not just at c.i.a. but

. >> mr. lahood. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and i want to thank all of you for being here all morning and for your commitment and dedication to the intelligence community and your service. i also want to associate myself with the comments of mr. nunez as it related to michael ellis and the inquiring questions he raised. i think it warrants answers. and i hope that can be accomplished. i want to follow up on mr. stuart's questions as it relates to the federal vaccine mandate. maybe, director burns, i'll start with you. is the agency prepared to terminate hundreds if not thousands of cia employees, case officers, and intelligence professionals if the vaccine is not abided by? >> congressman, i guess i would say several things. first, we are fortunate to have about a 97% vaccination rate for our career officers. so it's a very high proportion of officers who have been vaccinated. second, you know, we follow the law. we're operating with a federal mandate here which makes a term and condition of employment not just at cia but acros