William M. ``Mac'' Thornberry: “I don't see how any Member can come and congratulate ourselves on finally getting an intelligence authorization bill to…”

“I don't see how any Member can come and congratulate ourselves on finally getting an intelligence authorization bill to the floor that doesn't even have a classified annex to it. It doesn't seem to me to be a real bill at all. Unfortunately, and through no fault of the chairman who has been struggling to get a bill to the floor for months--years, actually, more than a year; it is not his fault--but this is not a real bill. Madam Speaker, as a matter of fact, the history of this bill is rather pitiful. It was reported out of the committee in June of 2009, but then for 8 months you couldn't find time to bring it to the floor. Now, why was that? It wasn't like we had a lot of other pressing business for 8 months that prevented this bill from coming to the floor.”