HERSHEY, Pa., April 19 -- President Bush said Monday that he considers it vital to national security for Congress to pass a permanent version of the USA Patriot Act, which has been criticized by some ...
The USA PATRIOT Act was passed by Congress in 2001 just six weeks after the terrorist attacks of September 11. Although the act passed both Houses by wide margins, members on both sides of the aisle ...
On June 8, 2005, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act. The committee called a single witness, Deputy Attorney General James B. Comey. Comey used ...