we confront the bad guys whether they're on the battlefield on the street corner. on the internet. >> if you are dealing with trying to break these encryption code jim just raised this issue of whether or not the government can beep trusted to have the code. the government is susceptible to hacks. what do you say to that? >> the government is susceptible to hacks. we in america have a healthy reserved feeling about our government. they need to be watched the they need to be kept in check. and so that i think permeates sall of this. having said all of that. it is a tool that as the director said today, he is an employee of the american people. he put it on the table. says to the american people how do you want me to dupe this job? you asked me to do it. i am going to do it. i am going tos to every tool we have avalley ableilable. this within weep just lost. we need to look at changes. maybe minor changes to get back some of the abilities we lost. >> senator risch.