Sheehan: Pelosi supported Bush

Cindy Sheehan, noted peace activist and Congressional candidate for California’s 8th District, says that her opponent Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has supported Bush by funding the war and backing the FISA Modernization Act (0:31).
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Lungren calls for increased intelligence

Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) says that the federal government can contribute most to local security by gathering and providing intelligence, adding that he hopes the Senate will complete work on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA.) (0:40)
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Senator Dodd to add key amendment to FISA Bill

Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) speaks to reporters on possible amendments to the FISA Bill currently before the Senate. Dodd supports measures to strike the FISA retroactive immunity and is planning to add his own amendment to the bill to do just that. (1:08)
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Leader Hoyer: “We want to protect America”

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) says that the court decides whether immunity is granted, not the legislation. Hoyer also says that the U.S. knows that there are “people out there who want to harm us,” so the government needs to intercept their conversations in order to protect America. (1:11)
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Leader Hoyer: FISA will protect future administration

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) says that the U.S. government has oversight from its courts and this oversight is particularly sensitive when private information may be intercepted. Hoyer says that this is why the FISA court was created and that the U.S. needs to ensure the protection of oversight in the future. (1:00)
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"Our potential vulnerability to new threats grows everyday"

House Armed Services Committee subcommittee on Terrorism and Unconventional Threats ranking member, Mac Thornberry (R-TX) argues that his committee can not fully do its job to fight terrorism if other security measures like FISA or authorizing interrogation techniques are not addressed in the House. (0:57)
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ACLU says even Congress doesn't know details of surveillance programs

ACLU's director of the Washington Legislative Office, Caroline Frederickson, says that some provisions in the new House FISA bill suggest that even Congress does not know the full details of the warrantless surveillance programs, and she says Congress should investigate the programs fully. (0:38)
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House Minority Leader John Boeher (R-OH) says it is only a matter of time before House Democrats give in on FISA

Speaking outside the White House after a meeting with President Bush John Boehner says that House Republicans are going to win on the debate over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and it it just a matter of time until Democrats "cry uncle." (0:35)
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Intelligence Director Michael McConnell Gets Interrogated by Chairman Levin(D-MI)

The Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Carl Levin, tries to get a clear answer from National Intelligence Director McConnell on the value of extending the FISA bill and the effect on the cooperation of private entities by compelling. (1:11)
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President Bush comments before the National Governors Association

President Bush discusses FISA, faith-based initiatives, and health care before the National Governors Association. (11:53)
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Congressman Reyes says that "we will not go dark" when the Protect America Act expires

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), speaking at a press conference on Capitol Hill, says that the National Security Agency will still be able to conduct surveillance by getting court approval in a matter of minutes or even after the fact. (0:23)
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Majority Leader Hoyer says that the Bush Administration prefers to act without oversight, but that that is "neither necessary nor proper"

Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), speaking at a press conference on Capitol Hill, says that the Bush Administration would rather act unilaterally without oversight than to go to court, but that is "neither necessary nor proper," and both the Senate and House FISA reform bills include the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. (0:24)
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Congressman Conyers says that Congress cannot pass telecom immunity without knowing the specifics of the wiretapping program

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI), speaking at a press conference on Capitol Hill, addresses the White House's failure to grant the full House Judiciary Committee access to documentation of the Terrorist Surveillance Program. He says that the Congress cannot grant immunity to the telecommunications companies until they know what they are granting immunity for. (0:28)

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Congressman Conyers says that FISA reform can protect security and liberties at the same time

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI), speaking at a press conference on Capitol Hill, says that the Democrats will work with Republicans to pass FISA reform that protects both security and liberties, but they will need to reject rhetoric of fear. (0:32)
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Congressman Pete Hoekstra says the terrorist threat is still real

Congressman Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) says that the terrorist threat still exists, listing some recent terrorist threats and saying the Terrorist Surveillance Program is necessary to protect American and its allies. (0:47)
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Congressman John Boehner says that if FISA expires, Americans will be at risk

Congressman John Boehner (R-OH), during a press conference on the Capitol steps after the House Republicans walked out, describes the extensions made to FISA reforms, saying Republicans have attempted to work with Democrats to find common ground. He says that if the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act were to expire, Americans would be at risk. (0:35)
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House Republicans walk off the House floor to protest non-passage of FISA reform legislation

House Republicans staged a press conference on the steps of the Capitol Building after walking out on a House vote. They decried House Democrats bringing up contempt charges against Josh Bolten and Harriet Miers instead of debating the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act reform bill that passed the Senate Tuesday night and which President Bush has called for passage of. (7:32)
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ACLU says administration attempt to keep warrantless wiretapping out of court is "extremely dangerous for democracy"

Caroline Fredrickson, Director of the Washington Legislative Office of the ACLU, reacts to Attorney General Mukasey's comments yesterday before the Senate Judiciary Committee that the telecommunications companies should be granted immunity in order to keep the president's warrantless wiretapping program out of the courts. Frederickson says insulating these kinds of activity from accountability would damage us as a nation. Moreover, courts are equipped to handle sensitive and classified information. (1:46)
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