Democrats Cannot Have it Both Ways

Floor Speech

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss the NSA terrorist surveillance program. It seems that on this issue the Democrats want to have their cake and eat it, too. They want to say they are tough on national security while at the same time demonizing anything that President Bush does to protect our country.

On the one hand, we have the junior Senator from Massachusetts calling the program ``illegal.'' Other Democrats have deemed this a ``domestic spying program.'' And when this program came to light, leading Democrats acted outraged as if they did not know about it. But now these same Democrats are admitting that in fact they were briefed on the program all along and are arguing that they actually support the NSA program. So which is it?

Mr. Speaker, Democrats must decide. They cannot have it both ways. The American people deserve to know where the Democratic Party stands on this issue. If they disagree with the terrorist surveillance program, then they need to say so and offer up a real alternative. But let me remind them: criticism, demagoguery and demonizing are not alternatives.

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