Jim Sensenbrenner

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

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

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

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

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

The NYT article prompted angry denunciations from 40 House Democrats as well as Senators Carl Levin, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

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

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

I agree with Professor Vladeck that the Espionage Act of 1917 is outdated.

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

We've heard a lot about taxes and the Supreme Court decision. I would like to talk about a tax that was labeled a ``tax'' in the Affordable Care Act when it was passed in 2010. The act amended Internal Revenue Code section 4980(d), and it…

This isn't about politics. This is about the Constitution, and it's about Congress's mandate to do oversight over both the executive and judicial branches of government. The President is asserting executive privilege to attempt to shield…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding me this time. I introduced H.R. 4223, the SAFE DOSES Act, to address the problem of medical cargo theft across the United States. Medical cargo theft poses significant health risks to patients…

The gentlewoman's time has expired.

General Holder, I applauded you last Friday for requesting that Florida suspend this error-ridden, unaccountable, and illegal voter purge.

The Administration's disregard for the Constitution and rule of law not only undermines our democracy, it threatens our national security.

Well, then, please help Florida to do it, because apparently there has been a roadblock here in Washington.

With all due respect, Mr. Attorney General, there is a problem.

Let me be clear about one issue: Everyone here agrees we don't want noncitizens on the roll. I don't.

The State of Florida has attempted to obtain this database for 9 months so that it could do its thing prior to the 90-day shutoff.

General Holder, with 16 cases of voter fraud found in Florida of over 8 million votes cast in 2008, the assertion that voter fraud is an actually electoral strategy is preposterous and offensive.

I do want to echo Mr. Conyers' commendation of you for coming before us on a very regular basis.

the problem with the FISA Amendments Act of 2008... these means of public oversight do not match the authorities.

I am reminded of Ben Franklin's comment that those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.