As Congressman Chaffetz has already pointed out, passing the GPS Act would fulfill Congress's duty to ensure that the safeguards provided by the Fourth Amendment of our Constitution are respected.

There is a need to be consistent, you would agree with that? And would you also agree that there is great inconsistency?

I thank you Mr. Chairman. And thank you to all the witnesses, I appreciate your perspective and the passion you bring behind those perspectives.

Representative Goodlatte and Chaffetz's GPS Act is an important step toward closing the 21st century loophole in ECPA.

What I am also worried about is somebody tracking and following somebody else in a surreptitious manner.

Mr. Gowdy. Jason Chaffetz and Chairman Goodlatte are two of the most reasonable people in Congress.

I find it fascinating that only the TSA seems enthralled with these machines.

the single best way to find a bomb is through a dog, a bomb sniffing dog.

There are a lot of good federal employees who work hard. They're patriotic, and they're frugal with their money. But when you see this widespread abuse of money, and then you as the former administrator said, 'Well, they were entitled to…

It is totally unacceptable.

For the President of the United States to look the American people in the eye and say, well, we got a pay freeze in place while you are getting bonuses and going on trips is totally unacceptable.