[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2082]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              FIX FISA NOW

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, we need a permanent fix to 
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and we need it now.
  Our enemies will not take a vacation if the Protect America Act is 
left to expire. Therefore, it is dangerous for American families to let 
our intelligence-gathering capabilities be limited because of a failure 
by Congress.
  We face an enemy well equipped to exploit the technologies of the 
21st century for their evil purposes. Our intelligence community knows 
what it needs to combat that enemy and has told us on countless 
occasions. Yet the efforts by some to water down a fix to FISA or 
punish American businesses for cooperating with the government has 
brought us to another deadline. We face the choice of acting to defend 
this country or further delaying a fair solution.
  I hope we take the bipartisan Senate bill and pass this fix 
immediately. Let's get this done to protect American families.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th.

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