Ability Quote by Chris Chocola

By tearing down the wall between law enforcement and the intelligence community, we have been able to share information in a way that was…

— John Ashcroft

Prior to the passage of the Patriot Act, it was very difficult - often impossible - for us to share information with the Central…

— Robert Mueller

Since 2001, the Patriot Act has provided the means to detect and disrupt terrorist threats against the U.S. Prior to enactment of the law,…

— Roger Wicker

The original PATRIOT Act greatly increased our nation's ability to share intelligence information, made better use of technology, and provided terrorism investigators tools that…

— Michael K. Simpson

The Patriot Act removed major legal barriers that prevented the law enforcement, intelligence, and national defense communities from talking and coordinating their work to…

— Jon Porter

In the last four years under the Patriot Act, we have seen a great increase in the ability of law enforcement officials to investigate…

— Mike Pence

The Patriot Act has increased the flow of information within our government, and it has helped break up terror cells in the United States…

— George W. Bush

The Patriot Act allows and provides a basis for an exchange of information.

— John Ashcroft

It is no response to assert that the Patriot Act has been useful; what you need to explain is how any particular safeguard would…

— Julian Sanchez

The Patriot Act is ludicrous. Terrorists have proved that they are interested in total genocide, not subtle little hacks of the U.S. infrastructure, yet…

— Kevin Mitnick

Since its enactment in the weeks following the September 11 terrorist attacks, the tools in the Patriot Act have been used by law enforcement…

— Jim Gerlach

The Patriot Act closed dangerous gaps in America's law enforcement and intelligence capabilities, gaps that terrorists exploited when they attacked us.

— George W. Bush