Cliff Stearns: “the bipartisan Protect America Act, a critical anti-terrorist law that closes loopholes in our intelligence laws and…”

“the bipartisan Protect America Act, a critical anti-terrorist law that closes loopholes in our intelligence laws and protects civil liberties is, once again, about to expire. The House must act today on this critical piece of legislation, which passed the Senate by 68-29. If this Senate bill is not passed in time, our intelligence agencies will be blinded to our enemies' plans and required to consult a lawyer before eavesdropping on foreign terrorists. Democrats have had more than 6 months to make the Protect America Act permanent and provide immunity to telecommunications firms that assisted our government and performed their patriotic duty after 9/11. The time for indecision and second-guessing is over. The time to get this important legislation passed into law is today. House Democrats should pass the Senate bill and get it to the President, again, today.”