He [Rubio] is so knowledgeable about this issue ... I'm glad to see somebody with his background step forward and say it's important and we need to look at it.

Let me be clear: There is no stronger advocate for civil liberties in the Senate than myself.

The young folks that are coming into each of your services are anywhere from 17 to 22 or 23. Gee whiz, the hormone level created by nature sets in place the possibility for these types of things to occur. So we've got to be very careful how we address it on our side.

The security of the United States, which is so dependent on having accurate and timely intelligence, is not a Republican or a Democratic issue.

I care more about my country than I do about a 20-year-old pledge.

This is nothing new. It has proved meritorious because we have gathered significant information on bad guys and only on bad guys over the years.

It's not the function of Congress to do criminal investigations.