Right now, the facts are very clear. He pled guilty to what I think is a pretty ugly crime.

Are we going to involve the courts in reviewing our foreign intelligence activities? If you take a look at the bill that is out here, it appears that the court is going to be involved in reviewing our intelligence community activities…

The great track record about the FISA bill designed and passed in 1978 was that the intent was to protect American civil liberties, and it has done a very effective job of protecting American civil liberties. Nowhere in this debate over…

I think we all know the context of the world that we live in today. America is under heightened threat. We also know that, if we go back to May 21, the Director of National Intelligence has said our intelligence agencies must obtain a…

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…

I think the last speaker set the perfect tone for what I'd like to talk about. He talked about the threat from al Qaeda and that high on their list is their desire to explode a nuclear weapon in the United States. I think their quote goes…

in the last few days we've received a National Intelligence Estimate, a consensus opinion of the intelligence community that indicates a number of disturbing things. But as we take a look at the information that came out of the National…

I have a question as to whether my colleagues on the other side of the aisle believe that the threat from radical jihadism is real or not. Have they read the latest Zawahiri statement, 'Advice of One Concerned,' where he goes on to say in…

As Secretary Chertoff indicated earlier this week, all of the indications are that we still remain very, very vulnerable. The chatter, the signals, indicate more clearly that America is still at risk. And it is not only the chatter. All…

That is exactly the point, that whatever abuses, whatever we wanted transparency, these were guidelines and rules that we agreed upon in the previous Congress, where I am glad that they were carried over into this Congress. I am…

It is clear that there may be some confusion as to exactly what was or what was not discussed, but the process between staff, the process that is outlined in the committee is clearly that the chairman and the ranking member will go through…

I just need to clarify that the process that was used for the earmarks on this bill did not follow all of the rules that we had agreed upon in the committee and perhaps inconsistent with the Rules of the House. But I do know that they were…

I appreciate the hard work by the committee on both staffs. You know, it is absolutely important that we provide the Intelligence Community with the information or with the resources, the commitment and the framework with which they can be…

However, I wish that as we were talking about leaks that we were discussing this in a much broader context. The issue of leaks has been something that has been plaguing the community for an extended period of time, so we were not just…

I think as you listen to the discussion, the question almost answers itself because the primary question hasn't been answered: Exactly what are we going to task our spy satellites to do? Exactly what are we going to task our human…

I will yield myself as much time as I shall consume. There's no doubt that the Air America's personnel deserve the recognition for the service that they provided during these critical times in our country in Southeast Asia during the…

Mr. Chairman, no, that does not follow. The measure that we had, you and I sat in a conference room; we went through the list with staff discussing specifically each and every earmark. And that earmark was not part of that process. When we…

I think we both recognize the importance of this amendment. My congressional district, I think we kind of represent God's country. I represent about 200 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. I don't think I want to get into an argument with my…

The administrative compliance burden siphons resources that should be directed to students.

I appreciate the efforts to enhance protection for whistleblowers in the intelligence community, a goal that I wholeheartedly endorse. It is important that personnel within the intelligence community have appropriate opportunities to bring…

this debate is about whether or not America is a great Nation that will lead in the face of difficulty. We have come up short. This resolution falls short. It is small and not worthy of this House. Why small? Let me begin with a threat…

let me give you four reasons why I think the resolution we will debate today is a bad resolution. Number one, it is nonbinding. It is a paper tiger. It does nothing to influence our strategy or our direction in the global war with radical…

I am thoroughly confused as to why they would be omitted in this resolution, and their contributions. They are working side by side each and every day with our Armed Forces, and this resolution forgets to even recognize that contribution.

Mr. Speaker, let's be clear of the purpose of today. We face a real test of what this House of Representatives stands for and who we, as Representatives, really are. Do any of us really believe that the resolution in front of us today is a…

When we talk about the jihadists, they believe that the modern world has forsaken that pure religious life. They believe only in a caliphate governed by shiria law and that is the way to return to that pure life. That is the world they now…