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On the recordAugust 3, 2007
Yes. I have a very important message from the DNI: We understand that the FISA court judges urgently support a more appropriate alignment of the court's caseload and jurisdiction away from the focus on non-U.S. persons operating outside of the United States. The judges have clearly expressed both frustration with the fact that so much of their docket is consumed by applications that focus on foreign targets and involve minimal privacy interests of Americans. That is the end of the statement that has been communicated to us by electronics from the DNI--that FISA Court judges have asked today that we pass a law that gets them out of the business of overseeing foreign target collection. I yield the floor.
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Julian Bond
Alabama

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Discussing the FISA court judges' concerns about their caseload and jurisdiction.

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