Credit Quote by Stephen Colbert

After careful deliberation, I voted today to reauthorize the Patriot Act.

— Jim Gerlach

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

I'm a Democrat for the reinforcement of the Patriot Act. It's not strong enough.

— Haim Saban

I realize there are a lot of folks in my political party who disagree with me on this, but I think the Patriot Act…

— Jason Kander

I believe the Patriot Act strikes the right balance needed to protect our freedom and security.

— Bill Owens

Ending mass surveillance of private phone calls under the Patriot Act is a historic victory for the rights of every citizen. Yet while we…

— Edward Snowden

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

In the aftermath of 9/11, the Patriot Act was rushed to the floor. Several hundred pages. Nobody read it ... But people voted because…

— Rand Paul

I think we [Americans] are going to look back and realize that the civil liberties that we've given up in the name of security,…

— Jeremy Scahill

“watched in mounting frustration, as the perversely named Patriot Acts (One and Two) had become law.  Then came the Total Information Awareness program, which…

— Matthew Bracken

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

You have an always-expanding, omnipresent surveillance state that's constantly chipping away at the liberties and freedoms of law-abiding Americans.

— Ron Wyden