I don't want to hear again from the attorney general or anyone on this floor that this government has shown it can be trusted to use the power we give it with restraint and care.

Chairman. Senators John Kerry of Massachusetts and Patrick Leahy of Vermont expressed support for the bill but Feingold was able to find only three co-sponsors.

Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold (/ˈfaɪn. state of Wisconsin. He was the only Senator to vote against the USA PATRIOT Act during the first vote on the legislation.