So, you know, I think that Democrats are being more successful in Congress and I'm really going to be proud of the role I will play tomorrow as ranking Democrat on the Intelligence Committee when this bill passes.

I think I am aggressive, I think I am critical when it's necessary.

We need spies that look like their targets, CIA officers who speak the dialects terrorists use, and FBI agents who can speak to Muslim women who might be intimidated by men.

But as I often say, terrorists wont check our party registration before they blow us up.

As the Ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, I have been briefed since 2003 on a highly classified NSA foreign collection program that targeted Al Qaeda. I believe the program is essential to US national security and that its disclosure has damaged critical intelligence capabilities.

The point is to solve problems, not point fingers.

I think Democrats in Congress love Israel. Our relationship with Israel depends on a strong bipartisan relationship.