Administration Quote by Edward Snowden

If something is being done on a secret basis in national security, that's a great reason for elected officials to not talk about it.…

— Rachel Maddow

As both a career intelligence officer and as an American citizen, I am a strong believer in the importance of oversight. Simply put, experience…

— Gina Haspel

We need to make sure that leaks of classified information, of national security secrets, needs to be rigorously pursued and prosecuted to the fullest…

— John O. Brennan

Through the threat of IS, we recognize how important the cooperation with intelligence services (inaudible) first and foremost also with the services of the…

— Angela Merkel

Following well-established national security screening procedures and accurately informing Congress about them is not a joke or a political game. It is essential to…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

I believe that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act must be reformed. We must improve the American public's confidence in, and perception of, our national…

— Dutch Ruppersberger

It's even more important for the integrity of the country if there are conflicts of interest in an administration, if there are things being…

— Patrick Leahy

Look at it this way: this administration is taking unprecedented steps to make sure that the government's secrets remain private while simultaneously invading the…

— Charles M. Blow

We cannot expect to keep our nation's secrets secure - or provide meaningful oversight for our intelligence agencies - if proper classification of our…

— Dianne Feinstein

The most important thing to the United States is not being able to attack our adversaries, the most important thing is to be able…

— Edward Snowden

Chelsea Manning's treachery put American lives at risk and exposed some of our nation's most sensitive secrets. President Obama now leaves in place a…

— Paul Ryan

The surveillance revelations are critically important because they revealed that our rights are being redefined in secret, by secret courts that were never intended…

— Edward Snowden