Washington, Sep 29 -

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13), a senior Member of the House Intelligence and Armed Services Committees, tonight issued the following statement opposing the FY10 Intelligence Authorization Bill:

“This bill has had an unfortunate history, caught up in controversies involving what Speaker Pelosi knew and when she knew it while also failing to address some essential issues that affect our fight against terrorism.  Rather than rubber-stamping the Senate bill on the last day before the election break, we should take the concerns of the American people seriously about not bringing Guantanamo detainees to our shores, about not reading terrorists their rights until we have the information we need to stop the next attack, and about preventing detainees from returning to the battlefield.

‘Better- than-nothing’ is not a responsible approach to making laws in the United States.  It appears to be a convenient one this close to the election”