Roy Blunt: “Well, I appreciate that; I hope we can. I do think that there is the likelihood that a very quick problem develops if…”

“Well, I appreciate that; I hope we can. I do think that there is the likelihood that a very quick problem develops if you don't have the ongoing ability that we currently have to try to intercept communications. There is some argument even about the short-term of that, and I think almost any expert will say that the long-term challenge there actually becomes a short-term problem pretty quickly. We saw how encumbered the FISA Court became when this law was not in existence and how difficult it was. I hope that the Senate can act quickly. We saw them act quickly today, certainly. In fact, today is a good example of what we can do working together. The House worked together. We sent a bill to the Senate, the House stood firm in defense of that bill, and at the end of the day the Senate sent a bill back pretty quickly with improved changes that the House could agree to. I would like to see us respond to a bipartisan Senate bill, and I anticipate that would be the case with a bipartisan House vote.”