At Waco, there were dozens of Bradley fighting vehicles, there were tanks and there were soldiers.

If the plan were simply to carry cots, to deliver supplies, to rescue people, we would be talking about a plan that included, as a feature, no armored vehicles and no armed soldiers, ... I haven't heard a peep about that from the Pentagon.

We urge you to reject this request because the standard for issuing a pen register or trap-and-trace order must first be strengthened substantially.

The attorney general conceded that the Patriot Act isn't perfect, and that it can be changed without damaging law enforcement's ability to stop terrorists.