Lindsey Graham: “with my friend and colleague, Senator Shelby, I bring to the Senate S. 1428, the Intelligence Authorization Act for the…”

“with my friend and colleague, Senator Shelby, I bring to the Senate S. 1428, the Intelligence Authorization Act for the fiscal year 2002. The tragic events of the past months and the reality that our Nation is engaged in a war against global terrorism make this year's intelligence authorization bill especially important. We all realize that good and timely intelligence is our first and sometimes our only line of defense against terrorism. It is not enough for us to attempt to determine who was the culprit and to bring that culprit to justice. What the American people want most is the capability to prevent acts of terrorism, which necessitates the best intelligence information on a timely basis so that actions to interrupt terrorist activities can take place before more Americans are attacked. To accomplish this prevention of terrorism strategy, we must provide our intelligence community with the resources and the authorities it needs to meet the expectations of the American people.”