Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I believe the next vote will take place on the amendment offered by the senior Senator from Arizona that would allow for the issuance of what are called national security letters, or NSLs, which are administrative subpoenas, and there will be an additional provision on what is called lone wolf. I am going to direct most of my comments for colleagues on the national security letters because the lone wolf provision was reauthorized for another 4 years as part of the USA FREEDOM Act. I want colleagues to understand that this tool, which certainly has been debated, while never used--it wouldn't have applied to the Orlando or San Bernardino cases--I want colleagues to understand that it is the law of the land today, and in the USA FREEDOM Act, it was extended for another 4 years. What I would like to do, though, is focus my remarks on the amendment from the senior Senator from Arizona as it relates to national security letters. In effect, what the senior Senator from Arizona is seeking to do is add back a provision that the administration of George W. Bush-- not exactly an administration people would accuse of being soft on terror--the senior Senator from Arizona is seeking to add back this provision that was rejected by the administration of George W. Bush. Here is how the amendment offered by the senior Senator from Arizona would work.…”