On the recordMay 20, 2015
There is a lot that I like in the bill. It is just a matter of whether or not I can be convinced that it doesn't allow bulk collection under another name. I am still worried about that. But I am open to it. Some of these things--this is a very important bill. I mean, we could have a week of discussion on this bill, and amendments and a process. The only reason we are getting a little bit of this is because I am kind of forcing the issue, but I would like to see the amendments voted on. All the other stuff we are doing around here is important but has no deadline. We could have done it next week or 2 weeks from now--all the stuff we are doing right now. But anyway, that is what I am going to be asking for--the ability to present five or six amendments, vote on them, and then we will see. And I am more than willing to talk with the authors of the USA FREEDOM Act to see if there is a way, but it is going to have to involve some give and take to figure it out.
