Senator Patrick Leahy to join Dodd in FISA filibuster.
Tuesday, February 12 is a critical day in our fight to stand up for American values and preserve our freedoms while protecting our national security. The Senate is voting on amendments to FISA, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the law governing the use of wiretaps and other means to conduct surveillance of foreign threats.
Unfortunately, the new FISA bill we'll be voting on still has many problems. I will do everything in my power -- including joining my colleague Chris Dodd in a filibuster against this legislation -- to fix it.
Leahy is the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and it is Jay Rockefeller's, Chairman of the Intelligence Committee, FISA bill that supports telecom immunity. I hope Leahy's opposition will help influence some of the more conservative Democrats.
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