Tag: Real Security

All Members of Congress fully understand and support our responsibility to protect the American people and the need for the President, the Congress, and policymakers to have the best possible intelligence to fight terrorism. On Friday, a surveillance law insisted upon by… Continue

In a letter to White House Counsel Fred Fielding today, Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers indicated that the secret documents recently provided by the White House do not justify the Senate amnesty provision. In addition, Chairman Conyers reiterated previous requests for additional… Continue

Sacrifice of Our Troops in Iraq Not Being Matched By Iraqi Government's Will to Make Necessary Political Progress Defense Secretary Robert Gates' recent assessment of progress in Iraq: “[The Iraqi government] seem to have become energized over the last few weeks,” Gates… Continue

The Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight is currently holding a hearing, “The November 26 Declaration of Principles: Implications for UN Resolutions on Iraq and for Congressional Oversight.” Defense Secretary Gates testified on Wednesday that the agreement with… Continue

At 11:00 the Judiciary Committee will hold an oversight hearing of the Department of Justice. Attorney General Michael Mukasey will testify. See a sampling of the issues Chairman John Conyers has raised with AG Mukasey over the past several months in the… Continue

Intelligence Chief Cites Qaeda Threat to U.S. Mark Mazzetti, New York Times – February 6, 2008 Al Qaeda is gaining in strength from its refuge in Pakistan and is steadily improving its ability to recruit, train and position operatives capable of carrying… Continue

From the Democratic Caucus: EMANUEL STATEMENT ON IRAN, WHITE HOUSE CRITICISM OF UN AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD Washington, D.C. — House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel issued the following statement after today's New York Times reported that the White House criticized United States ambassador… Continue

Today Oversight Committee Chairman Henry Waxman and Ranking Member Tom Davis requested information from Secretary Robert Gates on how the Department of Defense will comply with a recently enacted provision of law barring the government from purchasing alternative fuels for vehicles and… Continue

The House has voted to extend by 15 days the Protect America Act. In November the House passed the RESTORE Act, which provides the Intelligence Community with effective tools to conduct surveillance of foreign targets outside the United States but restores Constitutional… Continue

Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, along with Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott and Rep. Ted Poe have sent a bipartisan letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey and Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England to follow up on the… Continue