John Conyers: “I hope that everyone would agree that this is the most responsible approach for protecting our freedom, as well as our…”

“I hope that everyone would agree that this is the most responsible approach for protecting our freedom, as well as our security. I further hope that we would all agree that we need to consider FISA reform responsibly, with the care it deserves, and to preserve the prerogatives of the House to have our own voice heard. This extension is not a vote on the temporary law that we have been living under since August of last year, nor is it a vote against the temporary bill or against what the Senate is working on. It is a vote for avoiding a headlong rush into possibly ill-conceived legislation. We should all be able to come together on that, and I am confident that we can.”