Cheney Calls on Congress to Update FISA

Rob Bluey / January 23, 2008

Vice President Cheney spoke at Heritage this morning about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a critical tool in the government’s arsenal to fight terrorists. The law is under consideration once again by Congress, which passed temporary changes last summer. With those modifications set to expire on Feb. 1, Cheney renewed the call to make them permanent.

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The text of Cheney’s speech is below. Video clips are available here. (more…)