Darrell Issa: “I saw as we evacuated the Capitol. I saw as the Pentagon burned. I saw as America rallied, asking us to make sure this…”

“I saw as we evacuated the Capitol. I saw as the Pentagon burned. I saw as America rallied, asking us to make sure this didn't happen again. Today, we are considering some commonsense, limited reforms that are necessary. They are necessary because, on both sides of the aisle, we want to make sure that we codify in law what will be done, that we minimize executive order but maximize the ability of the executive branch to meet its obligations to the people. H.R. 5825, if it weren't the eve of election, would clearly be just another commonsense reform done on a bipartisan basis. But we are in the midst of an election. I have been on the Judiciary Committee since I came as a freshman 6 years ago. I am very concerned about civil rights, about protecting Americans' civil rights. And if I could just take a minute to get beyond the partisanism for a moment, I am also an Arab American. I am exactly the group that is likely to have to think about is my call to Yemen or to Lebanon or to Jordan or any of the other expanded places that I have family and friends, is that going to be potentially monitored?”