Bob Goodlatte: “I thank Chairman Sensenbrenner for convening this hearing today on the important issue of civil asset forfeiture.”

I think the PATRIOT Act went off track in not defining some of the areas that set parameters around government gathering data.

I think a great first step would be to pass the Fourth Amendment's Not For Sale Act that's been introduced by Chair Nadler.

I do think they have jumped the guardrails.

I would call attention to something we haven't talked much about here today, and that is the fact that, when the FISA court issues warrants allowing for the surveillance of various parties that are brought to the attention of the court…