[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 121 (Tuesday, September 11, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H5776]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  ACT TOMORROW TO PASS FISA AMENDMENTS

  (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, today, September 
11, 2012, is a beautiful day outside. The sun's in the cloudless sky, 
much like it was 11 years ago.
  We remember those tragic criminal terrorist acts. We remember the 
heroism of those who responded. But there's something we can do more 
than just remember. There's something we can do in addition to the 
prayers that we offer. We can act tomorrow to pass the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act amendments which allow us to respond to 
the criticism rendered by the 9/11 Commission, that is, that we did not 
do enough to connect the dots of intelligence to warn us about that 
attack and future attacks.
  The FISA amendments allow us to connect the dots so we can analyze 
those dots, so we can bring the intelligence to bear, so that we can 
protect our people with the courage and the bravery of those men and 
women who are in uniform, guided by the intelligence that we collect 
and that we apply. It is as strong a statement as we can make this week 
to ensure that we do not blind our eyes to that which is out there that 
may threaten us.
  Let us work together in a bipartisan basis to pass that, and let us 
give those tools that are necessary to protect us.

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