ACLU describes the immunity provisions in the FISA revision passed by the Senate

Caroline Fredrickson, Director of the Washington Legislative Office of the ACLU, explains that the new law provides immunity to companies who provided call information even if they knew the requests by the government were illegal. (0:44)
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ACLU says Senate passage of new FISA law is a "bad deal for America"

Caroline Fredrickson, Director of the Washington Legislative Office of the ACLU, says that the FISA bill passed by the Senate removes court oversight from decisions by the president about who to monitor as well as giving immunity to companies that illegally turned over call information. (0:35)
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President Bush comments on earmarks before signing an Executive Order

The president brought the pool in for a brief statement on earmarks, prefaced by a congratulations to the House for passing the stimulus package. His statement reiterated his veto threat of any appropriations bill that did not cut the number and amount of earmarks in half, and he explained that his executive order would prohibit agencies from following earmarks expressed in committee reports and not voted on by Congress. (2:24)
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