Bob Goodlatte: “I have said many times how much respect I have for Federal law enforcement officers who combat the drug cartels...”

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

The fact of the matter is this Committee has jurisdiction over this narrower focus regarding protecting the Fourth Amendment.

For all the reasons cited by my distinguished colleagues, yes.

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…