Political Quotes

“I submit the letter that I referenced earlier. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legislative Affairs, Washington, DC, June 28, 2006. Hon. Frank R. Wolf, Chairman, Subcommittee on Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce and Related Agencies, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. Chairman: We have been advised that Congressman Nadler may offer an amendment to the pending Justice Appropriations bill that would restrict the use of National Security Letters (``NSLs'') relating to medical records. Congressman Nadler offered a very similar amendment last year. That amendment was defeated. We remain opposed to any such amendment. NSLs are similar to subpoenas and may be used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to obtain from specified companies information relevant to authorized investigations of international terrorism and espionage. It is unwise to create carveouts from the scope of these important investigative tools, particularly since there has been no allegation of abuse regarding medical information, the subject of the proposed carveout. NSLs are generally used to obtain: (1) billing and transactional records maintained by telephone companies and Internet service providers; (2) credit reports and other consumer information maintained by consumer reporting agencies; and (3) financial information maintained by financial institutions.…”