If you are going to support our efforts to subpoena individuals from the Administration, I couldn't ask for more.

I hope the Justice Department will bring the full force of the law against those who leak protected information.

The world learned of these secrets from the pages of the New York Times and other U.S. newspapers.

When you commit industrial espionage against a sovereign power, ladies and gentlemen, that is, by definition, an act of war, pure and simple.

It was passed during the industrial age. We are now in an information age.

The time of the gentleman has expired.

I very much associate myself with the idea of being extremely reluctant to mess with the law.

I agree with Colonel Allard, you know, that there is no such thing as a good leak.

Perhaps 70 years from now, we will be talking in this Committee about the leaks on SEAL Team 6, which I think emphasizes the fact that we do need to update the laws.

I agree with Professor Vladeck that the Espionage Act of 1917 is outdated.

I am not for having an Official Secrets Act like occurs in the United Kingdom.