Patrick Leahy: “The administration originally wanted administrative subpoena authority in foreign intelligence cases for government…”

“The administration originally wanted administrative subpoena authority in foreign intelligence cases for government access to any business record. I was able to reach agreement with the administration to subject this authority to judicial review and to bar investigations based on the basis of activities protected by the First Amendment. The Feingold amendment would ensure that current laws providing safeguards for certain types of records, such as medical and educational records, be maintained. Again, it is unfortunate that the administration did not accept this amendment.”