I have serious concerns about how this Administration has applied and may apply in the future the provisions included in this bill. Our constituents should be able to trust that we will actively work to protect their civil liberties by fighting against any abuses of those rights. I am disappointed that the Rules Committee denied two amendments that I offered. including one that would give the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. created by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act. the teeth to do its job. and one that would make permanent the temporary relief given to noncitizens. who were lawfully present or a beneficiary of the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund. in the original PATRIOT Act. I believe that these very worthy amendments at least deserved an open debate on the House floor. Moreover. an amendment offered by Representatives Sanders (IVT). which already has passed this body. was denied by the Rules Committee.
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