For this reason, continued Congressional oversight will remain critically important.

Let me be clear--if this provision is passed into law, all of our discussion about Section 215 will be rendered superfluous.

The idea of replacing the most controversial authority in the PATRIOT Act with one that doesn't even contain prior approval is not responsible lawmaking.

It is my hope that this will allow Justice and FBI employees to spend more time conducting intelligence investigations than passing papers through the bureaucracy.

I'm drafting an amendment which would replace section 213 of Senator Roberts' bill with a provision to give the FBI the criminal administrative subpoena authority it requested, with two limitations.

I thank you for holding this open hearing to discuss the Committee's draft legislation to reauthorize and amend the PATRIOT Act

I have really been hard-pressed to find any signs of bad use or overuse.

Congress should modify section 6001 to provide a presumption that an individual who is involved in international terrorism is acting for a foreign power.

If you were to change it, how would you change it?

Thanks very much, Mr. Chairman.

I have found that the implementation has been reasonable in scope and tailored to the needs of our intelligence and law enforcement communities.

this committee should review carefully actual applications for secret searches or surveillances under the new power provided by section 6001