Political Quotes

“I'd like to just say that I think the American people hear our frustration here tonight. People of all ideological stripes in this body support the Protect America Act, and I think the people of the United States expect an answer as to why the leadership of this body under Speaker Pelosi will not allow this legislation to be considered. And I believe very respectfully that Speaker Pelosi and the far left are driven by an extreme agenda on this critical national security issue, and it appears that there are a very small number of people in this body, in this country, who don't want to enact these important reforms. It's time to stop pandering to trial lawyers or to the ACLU or moveon.org and get on with the business of this country, and it seems that in too many cases there are some people who are misguided, who seem to think that the FBI and the CIA and the NSA and other intelligence agencies that support this government are a greater threat to us than is al Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden. And that is what is so frustrating to me, that our law enforcement officials, our counterterrorism officials, our intelligence officials want us to get the job done. Intelligence officials are taking out personal liability insurance to protect themselves against lawsuits or a congressional inquiry, not protect themselves against al Qaeda but to protect themselves against people in this town, Washington, DC.”