The first and most important job of our government is to protect every American life. This is a big debate in Congress right now. That debate is dominated by intellectual purists worried about theoretical abuses that have not occurred and we should not be listening to the people like Edward Snowden, who is a criminal. Let's begin by passing a clean extension of the Patriot Act, essential for our intelligence agencies to access the data they need to stop suspected terrorists. I used this tool extensively, aggressively and legally as U.S. Attorney. It works.