Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I certainly am a supporter of this underlying bill. This is a bipartisan product. It came out of the Intelligence Committee, and it came out of the Intelligence Committee when we realized a few years ago all the abuses that were taking place within our intelligence system. We knew we had to act. There had to be reforms, and there had to be criminal liability when people and their agencies are doing the wrong things. That wasn't in place, and for the last 2\1/2\ years, we have worked on this. We have worked on it in a bipartisan way not just with the Intelligence Committee but with the whole body. We opened this up to the entire body, Republican and Democrat, regardless of what committee a Member is on, and we worked together to craft a very good bill. This isn't just an Intelligence Committee bill. This is a House of Representatives bill. That is what we have brought forward. This bill ensures Americans' civil liberties are secure and that we have intelligence collection tools that we need to safeguard our country from foreign threats. The Constitution asked us to provide for our defense, which is what we are trying to do, and to work against all enemies, foreign and domestic, which is what we are trying to do. I want to set the record straight. It is already in statute that a warrant is required every single time the United States Government wants to investigate a U.S.…”