"There is nothing new in the realization that the Constitution sometimes insulates the criminality of a few in order to protect the privacy of all of us."
"I think America should be leading on this issue. And I think that the world is watching what happens right now in our government."
"I think I agree with Professor Vladeck. 1887 probably is when the Founding Fathers were gone and forgotten..."
"is not the most important thing we do to build the tools to hold these executive branch officials accountable"
"The American people need to have a notice of what their rights are, and likely, in most cases, a notice of the taking of their information."
"We need to have a reciprocity concept at the time that we produce this legislation, because the rest of the world is looking to us for whether we will live by our rules when the shoe is on the other f..."
"For the problems that you have all mentioned, it is time for Congress, like I said, to pick a horse and ride it and let us pass some legislation to fix this problem."
"we have not conducted a hearing on the devastating impact that overwhelming student loan debt has on families and on our Nation's economy"
"one could argue that a strong regulatory environment actually promotes job growth"
"wages grew faster last year than at any time since the Great Recession"
"Declining unionization... accounts for between a fifth and a third of the increase of inequality since the 1970's"