[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 14, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H227]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       NSA TERRORIST SURVEILLANCE

  (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, since it has been revealed that 
the NSA had a terrorist surveillance program, opponents of the 
administration have been quick to criticize this program.
  Let us try to set the record straight on this effective tool in 
fighting the war on terror. One Senator has charged the NSA is 
eavesdropping on Americans who have no indication of wrongdoing. The 
Senate minority leader, who has been briefed on the program, called it 
domestic spying.
  In fact, this program is extremely limited to international 
communications, in which one party is suspected of links to al Qaeda or 
other terrorist organizations, like calls made by 9/11 hijackers to 
their leaders in Afghanistan.
  Are some Democrats so confused, or do they care more about attempting 
to gain political advantage than protecting our Nation?
  Mr. Speaker, we know our enemies place operatives within our borders 
who blend in and wait to strike as they did on 9/11, but they are still 
out there. I do not care one iota about protecting the privacy of 
terrorists who have been sent to this country to murder innocent 
Americans. It is regretful that some seek political gain at the expense 
of our security.

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