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442 Cannon House
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Washington, DC
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202-225-6316 Phone
202-225-4975 Fax
In Albuquerque
20 First Plaza NW
Suite 603
Albuquerque, NM
87102
505-346-6781 Phone
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Congresswoman Heather Wilson, First Congressional District of New Mexico


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Wilson Offers FISA Amendment in Intelligence Committee May 09, 2008
 
Calls on Speaker Pelosi to allow bipartisan amendment during floor consideration

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Heather Wilson (R-NM) today offered the Senate-passed reforms to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) as an amendment during consideration of the FY2009 Intelligence Authorization Act.

Wilson is calling on Speaker Pelosi to allow consideration of the bipartisan Senate FISA amendment when the Intelligence Authorization bill reaches the House floor. Pelosi has repeatedly blocked efforts to bring the Senate-passed FISA bill to the House floor.

During consideration of the Intelligence Authorization Act, the Congresswoman offered an amendment that would add the bipartisan Rockefeller-Bond Senate FISA bill to close a critical intelligence gap. The amendment failed by a vote of 10-11.

“The House Democrat leadership has blocked a vote on a bipartisan bill that would let our intelligence agencies listen to terrorists who are trying to kill Americans so that we can prevent another terrorist attack,” Wilson said.

“Our ability to listen to foreigners in foreign countries without special warrants expired on February 16th. Democrat and Republican members of the Intelligence Committee know that damage has already been done and information has been lost because we haven’t fixed this problem.

“This gap is dangerous and getting more so. This committee knows it, and we need to fix it.”

The Senate-passed FISA bill allows intelligence agencies to listen to foreigners in foreign countries plotting terrorist attacks, and clarifies that telecommunications companies have immunity for assisting in preventing terrorist attacks.


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