"I think this legislation is critical to restoring the balance between fighting terrorism and protecting our civil liberties and freedoms."
"I have re-introduced legislation, H.R. 1800, the National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009, to address these issues."
"The current preemption clause insulates assignees from liability for their own conduct if it is not under the rubric of fraud."
"I'm concerned about the bill's preemption provisions."
"I am committed--understanding all of the problems, understanding the violation of civil rights, understanding the criminal elements..."
"many of us are committed to comprehensive reform."
"to tell the truth, to recognize where the problems are, and to call upon immigrants to share in the solving of this problem."
"we have to have immigration reform in a comprehensive way."
"we cannot solve this simply by talking about deportation of everybody."
"we had to confront that very issue when we imposed sanctions against the apartheid regime in South Africa."
"I reintroduced the Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act, H.R. 1466, to end mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses."