John Conyers actually said...

"I maintain that the Fourth Amendment, to be free from unreasonable search and seizure, means that this metadata collected in such a super-aggregated fashion can amount to a Fourth Amendment violation ..."

"And more chilling now than anything is the fact that they have got information through phone numbers, which can easily be attached to names, of everybody in the country for at least 6 years."

"This has been a very important hearing, and I wanted to begin by asking Professor Martin about the decision by Justice Alito..."

"I think I am more concerned about the collection legality than I am about the uses to which it is put."