"Holding any individual accountable for crime is an important part of our Committee's jurisdiction."
"Today's hearing is no less important because criminal acts committed by U.S. citizens and contractors abroad could threaten our foreign relations."
"If Congress failed to include an intelligence exemption in the legislation and relied upon the prosecutorial discretion of the Justice Department, would that have an impact on the intelligence communi..."
"To me, this practice is the equivalent of investigating a Federal district judge for misconduct every time the judge is reversed by an appeal to the circuit court."
"This kind of response is unacceptable."
"Clearly this is a very important matter that is going to get more attention as time goes on."
"This will have to be my last question, and for Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Hesse: In 2008, the Justice Department and the FCC approved a merger between Verizon Wireless and the rural carrier Alltel."
"I hope that witnesses can explain the impact of a combined AT&T/T-Mobile will have on consumers through prices, competition, and access."
"As I said in my opening comment, my State is rural, and there are some parts of my State where receiving consistent telephone service is questionable."
"So I want to hear how the proposed merger will help residents in my State gain access to faster and more dependable services."
"I appreciate Attorney General Holder's consistent support of our efforts to reauthorize the expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act."