congress and they are going to get the resources. i mean, this is a matter of prime defense of the homeland. it would come first. director comey has said in their 56 field offices, they have investigations in every one. it takes 30 agents to surveil one person. it s an amazingly intensive personnel issue. having said that, i really think we need to take a look at this. while i have you, the patriot ookt act, the bulk data collection was struck down in court. not saying it was unconstitutional, saying the law doesn t cover what the administration has said it covers, which is bulk data collection. says if congress wants to be able to do this, they need to explicitly pass a law that forces telephone companies to do this or not. where are you on this? are you willing to pass a specific law that allow for bulk data collection, whether held by
i mean, this is a matter of prime defense of the homeland. it would come first. director comey has said in their 56 field offices, they have investigations in every one. it takes 30 agents to surveil one person. it s an amazingly intensive personnel issue. having said that, i really think we need to take a look at this. while i have you, the patriot ookt act, the bulk data collection was struck down in court. not saying it was unconstitutional, saying the law doesn t cover what the administration has said it covers, which is bulk data collection. says if congress wants to be able to do this, they need to explicitly pass a law that forces telephone companies to do this or not. where are you on this? are you willing to pass a specific law that allow for bulk data collection, whether held by the phone companies or the government? i think here s the thing.