[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2797]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                      SUPPORT PROTECT AMERICA ACT

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, when I go home and I talk to my 
constituents, they understand and appreciate that it is the primary 
responsibility of Congress to protect our Nation. All Americans believe 
we should be able to determine what terrorists are saying to terrorists 
overseas. Playing politics with our Nation's intelligence capabilities 
only serves to harm our national security. And despite proof of a 
bipartisan majority of support in the Senate which passed the FISA bill 
68-29, House Democrat leadership allowed these protections to expire 
without a vote. To expire without a vote. Astounding, Mr. Speaker.
  We're now 13 days into a unilateral disarmament on the part of our 
Nation. The ability to obtain the right information at the right time 
is of critical importance in our struggle against radical terrorists 
who hide among civilian populations and quietly plot deadly attacks. 
The Protect America Act moved our intelligence capabilities in the 
right direction. The Senate understood that in a bipartisan way. The 
American people understand that. We hope and pray that the Speaker and 
the Democrat leadership will come to their senses and allow a vote on 
the Protect America Act.

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