On Extending the PATRIOT Act – HR 514

    House Chamber, Washington, D.C. February 15, 2011  M. Speaker: Last year I voted to extend the PATRIOT Act for one year.   I regret that vote and was glad to have been able to correct it, although I am pained that the House voted otherwise yesterday.  During this past year, I have become convinced that the provisions of the so-called PATRIOT Act are an affront to | Read More »