[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 159 (Tuesday, December 13, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2511]
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                THREE MONTH EXTENSION OF THE PATRIOT ACT

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                         HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR.

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 13, 2005

  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing legislation to 
extend the PATRIOT Act for three months so that conferees may go back 
to the bargaining table and produce a conference report that is truly 
bipartisan and bicameral.
  The conference report scheduled for debate this week completely 
ignores the many concerns expressed by Democrats and Republicans, civil 
libertarians both left and right, prosecutors and defenders, 
librarians, gun owners and religious groups. It is in fact facing a 
bipartisan filibuster in the Senate.
  That is why Senator Leahy and I are introducing a 3-month extension 
of the PATRIOT Act. It will allow the government uninterrupted use of 
these authorities until the Congress can agree on reasonable checks and 
balances that will make sure the war on terror doesn't become a war 
against innocent Americans.

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