Bob Barr: “what America has done this past week and what we in the Congress have done this past week is precisely what we should do…”

“what America has done this past week and what we in the Congress have done this past week is precisely what we should do this past week, and that is to roll up our sleeves, look at the problem, do what can be done now and leave for another day more study and action later on other matters, but not to leave things lying. This is important legislation that is meaningful legislation and it is balanced legislation. It contains no new wiretapping authority whatsoever. There is no ill-advised, precipitous mandated taggant requirement that could pose a danger to industry and to law enforcement officers. There is no authority for the Government to obtain records without court order. There is no authority for Government to gain access to private encryption keys for computers. What the bill does do is, it institutes real, meaningful, substantive security measures that will benefit the American people immediately. It forces the administration to do what it should have done already. This is good legislation, it is conservative legislation, and I urge colleagues on both sides of the aisle, of all political persuasions, to support this meaningful legislation today.”