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The idea of somehow being able to control encryption is just not realistic.

Because you can't hack a sextant.

It seems to me the good news is that we're the most wired society on Earth.

I would appreciate, to the extent you guys can give us suggested language or proposals or outlines of legislation, that is what we are looking for.

I just think it is important. That shows the complexity of this issue. You have to really do it in a granular way.

I just want to again sort of clarify. You can tap phones now, right, Apple iPhones, if you get subpoenas, Mr. Vance?

I think that is a very important point, because a lot of the publicity and discussion and testimony at the time of the original San Bernardino case was we only want this for one phone. We are not talking about one phone. We are talking…

One of the things, frankly, that really bothered me about the Apple case was that we had all this excitement and publicity about a great American company that went on for months and months, and then the FBI said never mind, we figured out…

I think we need more information, frankly. I commend the chair for setting up this hearing, but I think this really needs some deep thought by a lot of people because it is really, in many ways, new territory.

I do not like commissions, but I signed on to Senator Warner's bill to set up a commission to really look in depth at this issue involving the technology community, the law enforcement community, and the intelligence community.

I agree with that. This is a very difficult issue to grapple with, because basically we are balancing two provisions of the Constitution, provide for the common defense and ensure domestic tranquility, and the First, Fourth, and Fifth…

I think one of the problems we have to think anew here is, is that this is an international phenomenon.

Encryption, the encryption horse is way out of the barn. We are not talking about encryption.

I think it is important to clarify, because there is a lot of confusion in this discussion, even in this hearing.

Would you please give me a sense of how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

We certainly support healthy forests. I represent the State of Maine, where we have a tremendous amount of forests and many people who work in the forest products industry, so we respect the value of this research. But it was fully funded…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 minutes.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Missouri will be postponed. Amendment No. 15 Offered by Mrs. Lummis The Acting CHAIR. It is…