"I believe the best protection for America and our way of life is not the NSA or the FBI, it's a free press."
"I believe the problems that the press is encountering with FOIA to me is the latest indication of the brazenness with which some of our Federal agencies violate congressional law and the Constitution."
"Thank you, Mr. Chair, for holding this hearing to inform the public and policymakers about the threat of an EMP device."
"The ultimate question is what will prevent more crime, which will make law enforcement's job easier overall and will keep us all safer."
"As a recovering computer and science major, it is clear to me that creating a pathway for decryption only for good guys is technologically stupid."
"Just follow the damn Constitution."
"I take great offense at your testimony today."
"Strong encryption is absolutely critical to the preservation of law and order in the digital age much more than it is a threat to it."
"The FBI is concerned that it's 'going dark.' But, all in all, the digital revolution has been an enormous boon to law enforcement."
"Curious, isn't it, that we now know so many secrets about the NSA not because of technology, but because we have human beings?"
"So let's talk a little about computer code. It is true, isn't it, that computer code is neutral, that is, the code cannot tell if the person reading the code or accessing the code is Asian or the lead..."