Chuck Grassley actually said...

"Although recent disclosures and commentary have created the impression in some quarters that NSA surveillance is indiscriminate and pervasive across the globe, that is not the case."

"We have not uncovered any official efforts to suppress dissent or any intent to intrude into people's private lives without legal justification."

"What worries me about the suggestion that we impose a judicial process on NSLs is that it would actually make it harder for us to do national security investigations than bank fraud investigations."

"casting non-believers as outsiders to the political community."