HOUSE Republican Leader John Boehner

Washington, Feb 22, 2008 - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today highlighted a letter sent to congressional leaders today by Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell and Attorney General Mike Mukasey warning the House of Representatives that its failure to act has dire consequences for our intelligence capabilities and our national security.   

The letter, sent to the chairman and ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, responds to inaccurate claims made by Intelligence Committee Chairman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX).  Boehner issued the following statement: 

“Democratic leaders have now been put on notice.  Every day they delay passing the bipartisan Senate bill they our country is put at further risk.  House Democrats have sat on their hands for seven months, and their efforts to block the bipartisan Senate bill now are the height of irresponsibility.  The special interests of trial lawyers should not trump the security needs of the American people.  The terrorist threat to our country has not gone away.  We must do everything we can to protect the American people, and we should start by passing the bipartisan Senate bill as soon as the House returns Monday night.” 

A link to the letter is here:  http://republicanleader.house.gov/UploadedFiles/02-22-08_dniletter.pdf.

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