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

— George W. Bush

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

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

People talk about the Patriot Act that was passed immediately in the wake of September 11. What the Patriot Act did was break down…

— Robert Mueller

Prior to the PATRIOT Act, the ability of government agencies to share information with each other was limited, which kept investigators from fully understanding…

— Chris Chocola

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

Ever since 9/11, our intelligence agencies, as part of the 'war on terror,' have expanded their operations to include American citizens. I was 'terrorized'…

— Bob Beckel

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

I knew from the beginning that privacy was going to be a huge issue, especially with regard to applying Total Information Awareness in counterterrorism.…

— John Poindexter

It's the reason the United States fell into the Patriot Act - because they were reacting.

— Trevor Noah

“We have seen segments of our Government, in their attitudes and action, adopt tactics unworthy of a democracy, and occasionally reminiscent of totalitarian regimes.…

— Church Committee