[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2484]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      PASS PROTECT AMERICA ACT NOW

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, the men and women in our intelligence 
agencies are facing uncertainty. They are telling us this, and that is 
posing a very real national security risk to us in our homeland.
  Today I rise to encourage this House to close the terrorist loophole 
for good by passing a bill that would permanently update the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act.
  The Senate passed this bipartisan bill with 68 votes. The House 
leadership will not bring it to the floor. They had another opportunity 
today, and they passed on that opportunity.
  Mr. Speaker, time has run out. The Protect America Act has expired. 
The Democratic leadership of the House has had more than 6 months to 
tackle this problem. They continue to delay. Let's not delay another 
day. Let's bring our intelligence capabilities into the 21st century. 
Let's pass the Protect America Act now.

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