03/25/2001
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"We need this legislation because the Supreme Court has ruled that military commissions must be explicitly authorized by Congress."
"This CIA program has saved American lives and the lives of people in other countries."
"We must also provide our military and intelligence professionals the tools they need to keep our country safe."
"I have also determined that support for programs to aid Venezuela's democratic institutions is vital to the national interests of the United States."