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Representative Heather Wilson: If we're trying to fix the intelligence gap, this will not do it. In fact, this will make the intelligence gap wider…

On the recordAugust 3, 2007
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 continue to require a warrant for the collection of foreign intelligence involving foreign persons in a foreign country. When the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was passed in 1978, the intention was to protect the civil liberties of Americans, and that is what the law should continue to do.

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Discussing concerns about a bill related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

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