In a sad twist of fate, the bill to reauthorize the Patriot Act was debated on the floor of the House of Representatives the same day that terrorists struck again.

After careful deliberation, I voted today to reauthorize the Patriot Act.

The Patriot Act has practically obliterated the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution. It was supposed to be temporary, but there are so many things that the Government likes about the power that it gives, they keep renewing it.

Secrecy begets tyranny.

Nearly 75,000 Demand Progress members have urged Congress to fix the Patriot Act.

NAFTA and GATT have about as much to do with free trade as the Patriot Act has to do with liberty.