Ben Sasse: “I sprinted to the floor when I saw the Senator from Delaware speaking. I have high regard for the Senator from Delaware.…”

“I sprinted to the floor when I saw the Senator from Delaware speaking. I have high regard for the Senator from Delaware. I think he is a man of integrity who has served his country well, both in the Navy and in this body. I have traveled with the man. We have explored the Texas-Mexico border before. I think very highly of him. I wanted to come to the floor and ask, in light of the comments he just made about Secretary Clinton, if he has any view about what should happen the next time, when a career intelligence or military officer leaks classified information. I am curious as to what should happen next. And I welcome a conversation with any of the defenders of the Secretary of State who want to come to the floor and engage in this issue. As I see it, one of two things happens the next time a classified document is leaked in our intelligence community. Either we are going to not prosecute or not pursue the individual who leaks a document that compromises national security and compromises potentially the life of one of the spies who is out there serving in defense of freedom--and we are potentially not going to pursue or prosecute that individual because yesterday a decision was made inside the executive branch of the United States Government to lower the standards that govern how we protect classified information in this country.…”