Jeff Flake: “I yield myself 1 minute. I just wanted to say that the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pence) brought up the point that the…”

“I yield myself 1 minute. I just wanted to say that the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pence) brought up the point that the buck stops here, and that is what we are really trying to do with the FBI Director, to ensure that that person is in charge and there is less likely to be a fishing expedition by a lower-ranking official. When you combine that with what we already have in law, which is a requirement that the FBI Director report to Congress every 6 months about the use of this statute, you really have a strong provision and strong protections. Think of it: you have the FBI Director himself, or herself, saying, I want to use this authority for this specific purpose, and then having to report that every 6 months to Congress. I think we really have curtailed the possibility for abuse. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.”