Political Quotes

“Let me tell you, none of us have seen this bill that is a total new draft of the measure until just a few minutes ago, and we are absolutely stunned that this bill adds new burdens to the already overburdened process of collecting against foreign targets. This bill says it can only apply to communications between foreign persons without a court order. You can't tell if it is a communication between foreign persons when you target a foreign source because you don't know with whom that person is communicating. That is why there are so many burdens now on the FISA Court. The DNI has said explicitly--he has told us that he opposes the Rockefeller-Levin bill. The DNI has stated that the bill that Senator McConnell and I offered, S. 1927, which we filed on Wednesday night, is the bill that he supports. Any one of my colleagues who wants to, I invite them to step out this northeast door and talk directly with Admiral McConnell because I think it is extremely important that you find out what his position truly is.”