"I am pleased that last night, senators approved new legislation that will ensure our intelligence professionals have the tools they need to make us safer _ and they did so by a wide, bipartisan majority. The Senate bill also provides fair and just liability protections for companies that did the right thing and assisted in defending America [ed: in an illegal, civil rights-destroying, manner] after the attacks of September the 11th.[...]
Unfortunately, the House has failed to pass a good bill.
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At this moment, somewhere in the world, terrorists are planning new attacks on our country. Their goal is to bring destruction to our shores that will make September the 11th pale by comparison.
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In order to be able to discover enemy _ the enemy's plans, we need the cooperation of telecommunication companies. If these companies are subjected to lawsuits that could cost them billions of dollars, they won't participate; they won't help us; they won't help protect America."
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