Expiration of the Protect America Act
Standoff Between the Bush Administration and House Democrats
The following presents the opposing views of President George W. Bush and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Sylvestre Reyes (TX-D) on Congress’s failure to enact legislation overhauling the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) prior to the expiration of the Protect America Act. President George W. Bush’s Radio Address Good morning. At the stroke of midnight tonight, a vital intelligence law that is helping protect our Nation will expire. Congress had the power to prevent this from happening, but chose not to. The Senate passed a good bill that would have given our intelligence professionals the tools they need to keep us…
