[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 16, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E389-E390]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 (H.R. 2701)

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                          HON. BETTY McCOLLUM

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 16, 2010

  Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to join my colleagues in 
support of H.R.

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2701, a bill to authorize appropriations for intelligence-related 
activities in fiscal year 2010. This bill strengthens the safety and 
security of every American family with targeted investments in our 
intelligence capabilities.
  By containing not a single earmark, H.R. 2701 authorizes only 
essential spending to support our troops overseas and improve America's 
national security. I support this bill because it will prepare America 
for the threats of tomorrow, with strategic investments in our 
cybersecurity infrastructure here at home, and human intelligence 
gathering in emerging areas of concern such as Yemen and the Horn of 
Africa.
  Most importantly, this bill will keep America safe without 
sacrificing American values. It prohibits private contractors from 
participating in CIA interrogations, requires the video recording of 
interrogations, and expands Congressional oversight of all intelligence 
activities to prevent the abuses of the past decade.

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