[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 118 (Wednesday, September 20, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H6739]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        UNITY NEEDED ON SECURITY

  (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, America is at a critical time 
in moving forward with our efforts in the fight against the global war 
on terror, and it is time for this House to act.
  In the coming days this House will consider legislation to ensure 
that we can try terrorists in military tribunals and military 
commissions while protecting America's most vital secrets. That 
legislation will also give those brave Americans who confront suspected 
terrorists on the front lines of the war on terror and those who 
interrogate them with the guidance on what they can do to protect our 
citizens.
  We will also be considering legislation that will officially sanction 
the NSA's terrorist surveillance program that is critical, absolutely 
critical, to help keep our Nation safe.
  Mr. Speaker, we have not been attacked here at home since the 
horrific attacks on our Nation of 9/11 in large measure because these 
programs have worked. I ask the Democrats to put aside their partisan 
posturing and to join with us in protecting America.
  The Democrats must recognize that we are at war against terrorists, 
and that their political rhetoric and demagoguery in search of votes 
will not make America more secure. They have an opportunity to join us, 
and I sincerely hope they do so. The security of our Nation depends on 
it.

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