Political Quotes

“Mr. President, there are always two sides of every picture, two sides of every story. I have tremendous affection for Ranking Member Leahy. We are friends. We look at this issue differently. I have deep respect for Senator Blumenthal, Senator Wyden. The fact is I look at history a little bit differently and I look at the future a little bit differently because I think what the American people want to believe is that America is doing everything possible to keep them safe. I think, at the end of the day, that is the single most important issue: Are we doing everything we can to keep America safe? Now, Senator Wyden opposes section 215. He talked about changes. He is opposed to section 215. He is a member of the committee. I know exactly where he stands, and I respect it. The fact is that 215 is a very effective program. My colleagues are right. It was not a public program until Eric Snowden, a traitor to the United States, published a lot of information about what the intelligence community does. This was one small piece. Eric Snowden put the lives of Americans and foreigners at risk in what he released. You cannot put the genie back in the bottle, but you also cannot hide from the fact that this program enabled us to thwart terrorist attacks here and abroad. I quoted the four of them yesterday.…”