House Said Ready for Anti-Terror Bill Vote

[maddezmom]

WASHINGTON - Legislation to revamp the nation's intelligence agencies moved closer to a vote and likely approval, perhaps as early as Tuesday in the House, as a leading Republican opponent announced he would support a compromise version.


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He said Monday in a joint statement with Senate Armed Services Chairman John Warner, R-Va., "Pending a review of the rest of the legislation, we are prepared to support the bill as amended by this new language."

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Sensenbrenner remains opposed to the bill because he wants such issues as illegal immigration and asylum changes dealt with as well.

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[Benhurst]

1. Send in the clowns. nt

[maddezmom]

2. and once again * will claim a Victory

just like on Homeland Security and the 9/11 Commission. :shrug: It's going to be a long, long 4 years.

[maddezmom]

3. yep, here's the LAT headline: Bush Scores Intelligence Bill Victory

20 minutes ago Top Stories - Los Angeles Times


By Mary Curtius Times Staff Writer

WASHINGTON — President Bush (news - web sites) on Monday won crucial backing for a bill to put the nation's intelligence agencies under a single director's control, setting the stage for congressional passage this week.


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The White House secured the support of House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-El Cajon) by changing the bill's language to ensure that the military's access to intelligence from satellites or other sources would not be impeded by a national intelligence czar. Senate negotiators said they had devised the language and that Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites) had lobbied Hunter over the weekend.


Hunter's support was thought to guarantee that a majority of House Republicans would vote for the bill, even though another prominent committee chairman — Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner (news, bio, voting record) Jr. (R-Wis.) — said he continued to oppose it.


Passage of the bill would be a political victory for Bush, who has urged Congress to create a national intelligence director with authority over the budgets and personnel of America's 15 spy agencies.

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