Adam Schiff: “I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to me. This amendment requires a report on a number of civil liberties questions…”

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to me. This amendment requires a report on a number of civil liberties questions regarding the Terrorist Screening Database. We need to structure our counterterrorism programs by thinking about not only what we can do and what is constitutional to do, but what we should be doing so that we get the maximum security benefit along with the maximum privacy. Our aim is a healthy equilibrium between security and privacy. With that in mind, I support my colleague's amendment which will assist the Intelligence Committee with its oversight and inform the public about how the privacy security balance is being struck. I want to thank Ms. Omar for her work, and I encourage my colleagues to support her amendment.”