"the tools that we have been given by Congress in FISA are important ones."
"I agree with you, Mr. Chairman, waterboarding is torture."
"Yes, I think the FISA law, it is a good statute, and it has an exclusivity provision that seems to me to be pretty clear."
"There is an exclusivity provision in the FISA Act that essentially says, as Congress has expressed, this is the exclusive way in which that kind of surveillance should occur."
"It is my belief that the President does not have the power that you have indicated."
"I understand that. The Supreme Court has spoken."
"Heller is the law of the land. It has to be taken into account with regard to any legislation that might be considered."
"I have dealt with whistleblowers. I don't think that I have ever dealt with a whistleblower who has had a problem with a particular policy."
"I will work to keep the Committee fully informed of the Department's policies and programs."
"In the short term, this will not be an easy task with the mainstream media somewhat cowered by conservative critics and the conservative media disseminating the news in anything but a fair and balance..."
"I think it is a model and I think it is something that we should experiment with in other parts of the country."