Homeland Security
Today, our nation’s foreign intelligence surveillance laws remain out of step with modern communications technology. I supported bipartisan legislation passed by the House that allows surveillance on calls made by foreign terrorists to foreign terrorists. In today’s information age, intelligence officials need these tools to keep our homeland safe, as they have for the past seven years.

For more information on this subject, please see my Homeland Security Issue Paper.

Related materials

Issue Paper: Homeland Security

News Releases by Topic: Homeland Security

Statements and Speeches by Topic: Homeland Security

CRS Reports: Federal Stafford Act Disaster Assistance: Presidential Declarations, Eligible Activities, and Funding The National Response Framework: Overview and Possible Issues for Congress Homeland Security: Roles and Missions for United States Northern Command Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border

Other Resources: 2008 Annual Report to Taxpayers The House Committee on Homeland Security The White House