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Patriot Act Filibustered (Again)

At least we're safe for another 5 weeks.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-Wis.), who introduced this extension legislation yesterday, delivered the following remarks during today's House debate:

"Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4659, to extend until March 10th crucial provisions of the PATRIOT Act set to expire this Friday.

"On December 23rd of last year, both houses unanimously passed a short-term extension of the PATRIOT Act to preserve critical antiterrorism initiatives that were set to expire at the end of last year. Unfortunately, we must pass another extension today because a minority of Members of the other body have blocked an up-or-down vote on the conference report for H.R. 3199, the 'USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005,' which the full House passed by a broad bipartisan vote of 257-171 on December 14."

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Patriot Act Filibustered (Again)

At least we're safe for another 5 weeks.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-Wis.), who introduced this extension legislation yesterday, delivered the following remarks during today's House debate:

"Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4659, to extend until March 10th crucial provisions of the PATRIOT Act set to expire this Friday.

"On December 23rd of last year, both houses unanimously passed a short-term extension of the PATRIOT Act to preserve critical antiterrorism initiatives that were set to expire at the end of last year. Unfortunately, we must pass another extension today because a minority of Members of the other body have blocked an up-or-down vote on the conference report for H.R. 3199, the 'USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005,' which the full House passed by a broad bipartisan vote of 257-171 on December 14."