John Conyers actually said...

I'm concerned that placing mandatory minimum punishments into any legislation may produce unforeseen and unwanted results.

Conyers warns against mandatory minimums leading to negative consequences.

03/18/2015

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the benefits must be calculated as well?

merely holding repetitive hearings about the cost of Federal regulation misses the point.

the benefits associated with these very same rules are estimated to be between $126 billion to $663 billion.

So if the NSA can function in that environment, I would certainly hope that the FBI can learn to function in that environment.