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NSA Terrorist Surveillance Program

Date: Feb. 16, 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security


NSA TERRORIST SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM -- (House of Representatives - February 16, 2006)

02/16/06

(Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)

Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I don't know about you, but I want to use all the tools in our arsenal to catch the terrorists and prevent another 9/11. That doesn't mean I advocate any infringements on the privacy of law-abiding citizens. Contrary to what some might have you believe, that is not what the NSA's Terrorist Surveillance Program is about. This program is not about domestic surveillance of law-abiding American citizens. The NSA Terrorist Surveillance Program is narrowly focused and is aimed only at international calls and targeted to track al Qaeda and other known terrorist groups.

Madam Speaker, we are engaged in war right now, a war of the most unconventional means, and we need to be able to track, anticipate, and most importantly inhibit the actions of known terrorists who communicate with their comrades in the United States.

Madam Speaker, we need to protect the President's lawful authority to intercept terrorist communications in this country, not demean it. Otherwise we won't have anything to protect or defend at all.

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