John Cornyn: “I don't know why any Member of the Senate would object to procedures we would employ within the bounds of the law to…”

“I don't know why any Member of the Senate would object to procedures we would employ within the bounds of the law to listen to communications of terrorists in order to detect and deter further terrorist attacks on our own soil or against Americans or our allies. That is what this legislation does. Unfortunately, I think we are beginning to see a dangerous trend on the part of the Senate: Never failing to put off until tomorrow what we could and should do today. This legislation has been considered for an awfully long time, as we all know, in a bipartisan vote of the Senate Intelligence Committee, 13 to 2. In October, this legislation was voted out of the Intelligence Committee in a carefully crafted attempt to consult with the Director of National Intelligence, the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, and all other intelligence community members who might be impacted by this legislation. There has been opportunity after opportunity for input into this legislation by Members of the Senate.”