Political Quotes

“I think we both agree and most of the people in this body agree that the bulk collection is wrong. It has been proven to be illegal, it shouldn't have been done, and it should be stopped. I think we all agree on that. I think we still face considerable threats from around the world on a daily basis, if not even greater than that. We are looking to try to find a balance, and I think the Senator from Kentucky is valuable in helping us find that balance. That is what we are looking for. I know our colleague, Senator Lee from Utah, has made a gallant effort in trying to find that balance and making sure that we don't overstep. The private companies are collecting. They already have that information anyway. It is not just sweeping from NSA, as they had been doing. Basically, I am understanding by this bill, the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015, that basically we would have to demonstrate to the FISA Court reasonable, articulate suspicion that its search term is associated with a foreign terrorist organization. They can't even go into those records until that is shown. That is the way I understood it. I am not sure if there is something I am missing.”