How, how is an agreement, a compromise going to be made here on this authority that the administration and security experts argue is critical to ensuring that the homeland is not at threat or offsetting threats of terrorism? The critical program, I voted for it in the past. I think it is important to America's national security. and it's become a critical program because of a series of bipartisan processes that have increasingly made it more effective while continuously defending civil liberties. (12:58–13:04)
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