Russ Feingold: “I am thoroughly enjoying this, and I came out here and described the Senator again as valiant on this issue. But I am…”

“I am thoroughly enjoying this, and I came out here and described the Senator again as valiant on this issue. But I am getting a little worried as we start reviewing each of these provisions. The Senator from Pennsylvania voted for every single one of these provisions that I have talked about as part of the Senate version. There was a reason we drafted it that way. When the Senator properly puts me through my paces on each of these issues and I identify my remaining objections and he minimizes the objections--keep in mind he already voted for those very provisions; he voted for exactly these provisions in the Senate bill. So when I point out on section 215 that a general relevance standard is not a sufficient protection and he agrees on the record that was troubling to him, it seems to me that is a valid issue to be concerned about. With regard to the sneak-and-peek provision, the Senator did not vote, when he voted in the Senate, for 30 days' permission for a sneak and peek and a 90-day extension after that; he voted for 7 days, because the Senator from Pennsylvania knows as well as any Member in this Senate that the idea of a sneak-and-peek search in the first place is a very troubling exception to the fourth amendment protection that every American has against unreasonable searches and seizures. This is a very narrow exception. When the Senate voted in the Senate, he did not vote for 30 days.…”