[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 20 (Thursday, February 16, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H335-H336]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   NSA TERRORIST SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I don't know about you, but I want to use 
all the tools in our arsenal to catch the terrorists and prevent 
another 9/11. That doesn't mean I advocate any infringements on the 
privacy of law-abiding citizens. Contrary to what some might have you 
believe, that is not what the NSA's Terrorist Surveillance Program is 
about. This program is not about domestic surveillance of law-abiding 
American citizens. The NSA Terrorist Surveillance Program is narrowly 
focused and is aimed only at international calls and targeted to track 
al Qaeda and other known terrorist groups.
  Madam Speaker, we are engaged in war right now, a war of the most 
unconventional means, and we need to be able to track, anticipate, and 
most importantly inhibit the actions of known

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terrorists who communicate with their comrades in the United States.
  Madam Speaker, we need to protect the President's lawful authority to 
intercept terrorist communications in this country, not demean it. 
Otherwise we won't have anything to protect or defend at all.

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