"I am pleased and gratified that President Obama and his advisers recognized the need to take these actions and actually took them quickly."
"If the United States is seen as doing an open and honest review of what happened, setting up policies if we find that we did not follow our own laws and our own policies, to make it very clear mistake..."
"I do support the idea of an independent fact-finding commission as opposed to relying solely on the regular Committee structure."
"I believe that a commission on the handling of detainees is vital to our country's future--to its security, to its standing in the world, and to our collective commitment as a people to honor, respect..."
"I do believe, however, that a commission of whatever variety to investigate the Bush administration activities and its officials is a profoundly bad idea, a dangerous idea, both for policy but, even m..."
"If you violate the Constitution in wiretaps and specific statutes, if you violate the law in not using the FISA Court..."
"I think that we are less safe as a result of the mistakes of the last administration's national security policies."
"The commission ought to be comprised of persons whose duty is to truth and to our Nation's founding principles."
"In my view, any effort to outsource any aspects of this power to entities operating outside of the structure of Government established by our Constitution is extremely troubling and must be strongly r..."
"Your proposal is aimed at finding the truth, not settling scores."
"I do not think we should let only one side define history on such important questions."