Russ Feingold

I think the American people are entitled to know the totality of the investment we make each year in intelligence.

They would improve accountability and help save taxpayer dollars.

General Clapper's nomination comes at a critical moment for the Intelligence Community and for our national security.

Reform--of the IC and of congressional oversight--is long overdue.

Is it time for the Senate to grant appropriations authority to this committee, as the 9/11 commission recommended?

This reform was first proposed by Senator Hagel and myself and I think it's critical if we're going to anticipate threats and crises as they emerge around the world.

Meaningful intelligence reform is also going to require some reform of the oversight process.

Would you support the declassification of the President's topline intelligence budget request?

I will oppose the conference version of the Dodd-Frank bill. While it includes some positive provisions, it fails its most important mission, namely to ensure that taxpayers, consumers, businesses, and workers won't be victims of another…

I join President Obama, Secretary Clinton, and people around the world in condemning the horrific bombings in Uganda last Sunday. These attacks killed scores of innocent people and wounded many others who had peacefully gathered to watch…

I think that timeframe's too long.

This is about our national security. Vietnam was not.

I do not have any problem with July 2011, in reference to the earlier colloquy I had with Senator Lugar.

I think the time has come for the President to set a flexible timetable for responsibly drawing down our troops.

We cannot repeat that. And President Obama was very conscious of that.

Wouldn't it be helpful for the President to at least lay out a flexible timetable for maintaining United States troops in Afghanistan?

I think that's wrong and Congress needs to change it.

I was weary of touting this notion to the President.

Do you understand why the Supreme Court's decisions in favor of powerful interests who want to force consumers and employees into arbitration against their will are so troubling to those who believe that our courts must continue to be…

I've heard a lot of anger from my constituents about financial institutions that have acted irresponsibly and then looked to the public for a safety net when things went wrong.

America is a better nation because of the tenacity, integrity, and values of Thurgood Marshall.

If that is not judicial activism, what is?

But do you know of any examples of where this could occur simply within the context of the Commander-in-Chief Powers under Article 2?

I did think there was some legitimate matter that needed to be explored, particularly since there seems to be a trend over the last several administrations.

I found it hard to believe that the bonuses were legally required.