[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 161 (Tuesday, October 23, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H11852]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     THE MEANING OF THE RESTORE ACT

  (Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Madam Speaker, as we listen to 
the comments of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle, it is 
obvious that what they intend to do is to make this ``SCHIP Week'' and 
``SCHIP Month.'' You kind of wonder why they are doing this.
  Reflect back on last week when we had a most important vote scheduled 
for this floor that somehow was removed. It was called the FISA vote. 
It is the question of how we enable ourselves to protect us and our 
children and our grandchildren against the attacks of those who are 
terrorists around the world. We do it in many ways, but absolutely 
essential is intelligence.
  Madam Speaker, the FISA bill, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Act, would have been destroyed by the bill placed on the floor last 
week by the majority, the so-called RESTORE Act. It actually gave 
greater protection to Osama bin Laden in a telephone conversation than 
an American citizen in the United States accused of a crime.
  RESTORE: What does it mean? Repeal Effective Surveillance Techniques 
Opposing Real Enemies. Go out to NSA and see what they are doing. 
Understand what we need to do in this country and then bring a bill 
back to this floor that restores the ability of the United States to 
find out about our enemies before they attack.

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