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"We — as Congress and as Americans — are nothing without the rule of law and its fair and uniform enforcement. The wholesale condemnation of law enforcement is highly counter-productive."

". . . it is critical that tools to defeat terrorism remain available to our national security and intelligence community who work tirelessly to protect our country and secure the freedoms we cherish. "Several of those tools are set to expire on December 15th. It is our duty to reauthorize these authorities. Otherwise, the authorities revert back to our national security posture before 9/11, and I don’t think anyone wants that."

"This committee has done close to nothing to substantively advance the ball with its so-called 'investigation.' It has failed to follow up with the vast majority of witnesses it first contacted in March. As a result of the committee’s March inquisition, the committee has in its possession close to zero documents that had not been already provided to Congress in other oversight matters. The committee has conducted one single deposition in over six months, and it got the Democrats nothing new."

"FISA oversight falls squarely within the Judiciary Committee’s jurisdiction. We must act swiftly to address concerns outlined in the Inspector General’s report. Accordingly, I write to request you schedule a hearing as soon as possible following Congress’s receipt of the report."

"My colleagues are mocking the most severe remedy envisioned in our Constitution . . . "The ambiguity — the confusion — is a product of my colleagues' own making because there is an easy way to know exactly whether this committee is in impeachment proceedings: It’s called a vote — a vote of the full House of Representatives."

"Forcing artists to tolerate the theft of their works violates the fundamental rule that all religions, civilized people and children are taught, 'Thou shalt not steal.' Congress must act to help these artists and creators and stop this theft. . . .  "H.R. 2426, the CASE Act, would provide an inexpensive alternative to costly federal court litigation by establishing a copyright small claims proceeding within the Copyright Office."