I strongly believe that having the appropriate safeguards on law enforcement on getting information makes us safer

We are talking about rights of Americans, fundamental principles that have their roots in the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution.

I do not want to get too technical.

I would say the flip side of the coin would be doing too little because the law at this point is clearly in need of some improvement.

I think we really need to understand that it is difficult to get ahead of technology and we do not want to do anything in our laws that prevents the development of technology.

I think there is fundamentally a risk in Congress doing too much and there is a risk in Congress doing too little.

Thank you Chairman Dorgan for the opportunity to share our views on an issue that is of great importance to our region.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

We are concerned that investors are getting nervous because of the delays.

There is no question that managing the debt and managing spending are critically important of economic activities you need to get out of a recession.

We must restore fiscal discipline.

I take this time, first, to thank Senator Landrieu for her persistence in bringing forward legislation that is going to help small businesses. We are on the verge, I hope this week, to finally pass in the Senate legislation that will help…

I totally agree with you. I was just trying to point out that we have got to work together on fiscal discipline.

We hear the statistics, we hear the numbers, and I really want to thank particularly Ms. Reedy and Ms. Weil for being here to put a face on the issue.

We need to get beyond just the current way that it is reported.

I think that is a recommendation we need to take a very close look at, because I understand that in some jurisdictions they might take a sexual assault and classify it as just an aggravated assault.

I think it is very important. I think we have to have a common set of numbers.

I rise today to express my support for START, the nuclear arms reduction treaty pending before the Senate. This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on which I have the privilege of serving, will convene to vote on this New START…

I think one of the most important functions of our Committee is to oversee what is happening on the enforcement of our laws.

Unless we have good statistics, we cannot plan how to deal with this.

I am convinced that sexual assaults prosecutions are at a much lower number than other criminal activities.

When you determine at the police level there is an unfounded case, it generally means that you do not believe the victim.

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