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C. W. Bill Young: “Well, let me reclaim my time and suggest that if you want to rewrite FISA, you don't do it on the floor on an…”

On the recordJune 20, 2006
Well, let me reclaim my time and suggest that if you want to rewrite FISA, you don't do it on the floor on an appropriations bill. You introduce a bill, or you go to the proper committee of proper jurisdiction. This is not something you do on the floor. This is serious. It is not something you do on the floor without any real hearings or consideration. If you want to change FISA, let the authorizing committee change it. They are the ones that have the jurisdiction.
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C. W. Bill Young
Republican · Florida

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