The FREEDOM Act is the only piece of legislation that attempts to comprehensively address this problem in a way that I think will get the support of a majority of the Members of both the House and the Senate.

I am very worried about an intelligence review structure where the Administration and the FISCs could sanction this.

the USA FREEDOM Act, sponsored by Representative Sensenbrenner and Senator Leahy, is an excellent start toward restoring the privacy and the accountability that has been infringed by NSA practices.

I am very concerned about the change in policy by the Justice Department relative to public safety officers' benefits programs.

Finally, relative to the Office of Violence Against Women, I have always been a big supporter of the competitive grant program.

Please keep on doing it, and you will be back.

Have you looked into this, and have you any recommendations on whether we should raise the bar a little bit or raise the bar so high that they can not get any more government grants or have a moratorium, some kind of penalty for people who…

I have a bill that this Committee has reported favorably out to require the National Academies of Science to conduct an unbiased assessment of the science surrounding E-15.

Most Southern Baptists, and certainly myself, believe that we need to make sure the border is secure before citizenship is possible.

We believe it is a good step forward but it needs some repair and needs some work.

Mercy at the very least.