John Conyers actually said...

"If the Government can only collect metadata with a particularized showing of suspicion and the Government cannot hold information in bulk, what is left of the telephone metadata program?"

"It may be necessary to reconsider the premise that an individual has no reasonable expectation of privacy in information voluntarily disclosed to third parties."

"Congress can recognize that Americans demand more privacy than that."

"I want to commend Jerry Nadler for initiating this discussion."