Quit Hiding Behind Blaming George Bush

QUIT HIDING BEHIND BLAMING GEORGE BUSH -- (House of Representatives - February 26, 2008)

(Mr. SESSIONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)

Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, my good friends on the other side of the aisle are hiding behind a cloak that I believe is unfair. They're blaming the President of the United States for protecting this country. They're blaming the President of the United States for something that he is doi ng to protect this country to make sure that we have the flexibility to make sure that we can listen to enemies who are trying to do us harm. The President, as well as intelligence officials, have fought for the last 3 years to make sure that we can hear those things that were intercepts on the battlefield and turn them around to protect our troops.

Make no mistake about it, my good friends the Democrats today are here on the floor of the House of Representatives saying that they don't want to be a rubb er stamp for protecting this country. I want to be a person that says that every single person should understand that today the lawful use of the ability to be effective and efficient in protecting not only our troops but this country has been taken away. Yes, we can still listen, but it's got to go through another process, back through FISA, that takes a month's worth of work through a bunch of judges that help protect this country. We need to get this done. Quit hiding behind some bit of blaming George Bu sh.

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