Representative Heather Wilson

I think we are denying democracy its voice by not allowing the Members who represent the American people the opportunity to vote on the Protect America Act and to make that act permanent. This statute was never intended to apply to…

The sad thing in this city is that we have people taking tremendous risks on our behalf under complete orders to do so, that we're certified, we're lawful and everything else, and they are so afraid of the kind of after-the-fact inquiries…

He said it was suspicious and disrespectful to listen to foreigners in foreign countries without a warrant. And I couldn't believe he said it. I just couldn't believe it. As if this is about America being polite to terrorists.

And it's even worse than that. You've got your two cell phones there. If the soldiers were able to intercept between that insurgent's cell phone and the tower that it's going to, that's all fine; you don't need a warrant for that. It's…

I know we are coming to the end of this hour, but I think there is something important for Americans to understand. We all remember where we were the morning of 9/11. We remember what we were wearing, what we had for breakfast, whom we…

So we get the intelligence tip of a lifetime to be able to prevent the next terrorist attack, and this bill, the RESTORE Act, would prevent us from protecting American citizens?

No, this bill that the Democrats are bringing to the floor this week will extend civil liberties protections to foreigners trying to kill Americans. It will make it harder for our soldiers and our law enforcement folks and our intelligence…

That is exactly right. The biggest problem is that the terrorists who are trying to attack us, and even foreign governments, are increasingly using commercial communications. So they don't have dedicated lines between a couple of…

Let's just think of an example here. Let's say Osama bin Laden or one of his chief lieutenants did call into the United States to a completely innocent person, a completely innocent person under this law which the Democrats are going to…

This legislation will tie our intelligence community in knots in order to protect the civil liberties of terrorists in foreign countries who are trying to kill Americans. There are some in this body who may believe we shouldn't have…

One of the ironies here is that some of our colleagues on the Intelligence Committee who were worried about this new law said well, can you tell us how often you collect information that is to, from, or about Americans in the normal…

That is exactly what we do. Other governments try to hide what they are doing and terrorist organizations try to hide what they are doing, and we try to steal those secrets. That is what good intelligence does. We steal those secrets so…

My colleague from Michigan and I are talking tonight about something that is pretty important and something perhaps that gets not enough time or attention these days, and that is, how do we better prevent a successful attack on the United…

The intelligence problem with terrorism is much different. It is more like a Where's Waldo problem. They are hiding among us. They don't have set tables of equipment, they don't have their own dedicated radio systems. They don't live in…

The first duty that we have as Federal officials is to make sure we protect this country. This weekend, I have been a merit badge adviser for citizenship in the Nation in Troop 166 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and had a group of boys that I…

If we're trying to fix the intelligence gap, this will not do it. In fact, this will make the intelligence gap wider than it currently is, and I want to explain to my colleagues why. First, and most importantly, this legislation would…

I am aware of specific cases, I think all of us, particularly in the leadership in the House, Democrat and Republican, as well as members of the Intelligence Committee, Democrat and Republican, are aware of the continuing intelligence gap…

The reality is that this underlying bill deals with an issue of national security vital to this country, and the most important vital issue that this body must deal with today is to make sure we have the ability to listen to our enemies…

My remarks will be confined to the importance of the point of order and its germaneness. Director of National Intelligence McConnell recently said in testimony to this House that we are actually missing a significant portion of what we…

I rise today to support the New Mexico Water Planning Assistance Act (H.R. 1711). The New Mexico Water Planning Assistance Act (H.R. 1711) would assist the state of New Mexico with the development of comprehensive state water plans that…

If I am incorrect on that, I apologize, Mr. Stupak. It was my understanding that your bill would require a trigger.

The bill would decrease funding for disadvantaged children in low income schools by $115.2 million from FY 2005 levels. The bill also included $258.5 million less for the Bureau of Health Professions in the Health Resources and Services…

Section 311 of the bill violates clause 2 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives prohibiting legislation on appropriation bills. Section 311 restricts funding in the bill for certain Department of Energy laboratory…

On Thursday, at the Air Force Academy, the cadet area of the Air Force Academy is going to be designated as a national historic landmark; and for the 35,000 Americans who have walked around the corners of that terrazzo, it will be a…