Jane Harman: “I am proud to be a coauthor of this amendment, which passed the House by a vote of 422 to 2 several weeks ago. I believe…”

“I am proud to be a coauthor of this amendment, which passed the House by a vote of 422 to 2 several weeks ago. I believe that every member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence was an original cosponsor of the amendment. It has been a pleasure to work on it with the gentleman from Georgia, the gentleman from Connecticut and many others, and to see it become such an important legislative action of this season. By attaching it to this bill, we ensure that it becomes law sooner. We are looking at every vehicle we can find to make certain that it will pass the Senate and be agreed upon in conference, and we do know that we have support from the administration. I would just add that at 2 o'clock in the morning, somewhere in America there is a terrorist cell that intends to do us harm. By having this mechanism that will share information with first responders and help them know what to look for, we are protecting the citizens of that part of America who are under threat. So I am very pleased to stand here tonight in support of this amendment. I urge its adoption quickly.”