Political Quotes

On the recordAugust 1, 2007
No, I will not yield. And I know that this colleague has been very sympathetic to making us and fixing this problem, and I appreciate his efforts in this area. But if we go back to knowing that we have had this information for more than 6 months, we have not dealt with this information. Go back to the ``op ed'' that the Director of National Intelligence wrote in May. And this bill that we are dealing with today concerns children. But, as the DNI has said, this surveillance saves lives, the lives of our children and grandchildren. That is what we are talking about. What do we do to keep the homeland safe? What do we do to keep our troops safe? Because we are talking about gathering intelligence from foreign targets in places like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Said by
Pete Hoekstra
Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of surveillance for national security and protecting children during a debate.

Share

More from Pete Hoekstra

Jul 3, 2026

When Canada decides it wants to partner with the United States in those areas … we’re here to work on deals that will be good for Canada and America.

nationalpost.com
Jul 5, 2026

Americans are contributing significantly more than half of the revenue that will pay back however Canada financed this

globalnews.ca
Jul 5, 2026

I’m optimistic we open the bridge relatively soon

globalnews.ca

Other voices in this conversation