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Rep. Calvert Supports Final Passage of the Reauthorization of the USA Patriot Act

Date: Feb. 1, 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Criminal Justice


Rep. Calvert Supports Final Passage of the Reauthorization of the USA Patriot Act

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Calvert supported H.R. 4659, which extends the USA PATRIOT Act through March 10, 2006.

"The Patriot Act helped break down the wall that prevented information sharing between agencies," said Rep. Calvert. "We are safer today than we were before the Patriot Act was passed because our law enforcement and homeland security agencies are working together, rather than legally separated. The Patriot Act is a no-nonsense anti-terror law that protects

America without needlessly encroaching on our civil liberties."

The USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2005 reauthorizes the PATRIOT Act passed in 2001 which:

* Removed major legal barriers that prevented the law enforcement, intelligence, and national defense communities from coordinating their work;
* Allowed law enforcement to use surveillance against more terror-related activities and allowed the authorization of nationwide search warrants;
* Updated the law to reflect new technologies and new threats; and
* Increased penalties for those who commit terrorist crimes and those who harbor terrorists.

http://calvert.house.gov/pressreleases.asp?ARTICLE4024=10709

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