John Conyers actually said...

"That answer is not satisfactory, and the public deserves better."

"There is no question that the government can and does intercept and listen in on the communications of U.S. persons."

"This practice is explicitly prohibited by law--but with so much about these programs conducted in secret, we have no way of knowing for sure whether the government conducts itself lawfully."

"After all, we want to improve the laws. I know you are very generous in your compliments about the Congress acting on this originally. But for goodness sake, just to okay it again because we did it be..."