Sensenbrenner: House Approves Legislation Completing Patriot Act Reauthorization

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WASHINGTON, March 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The House today by a 280- to-138 margin approved legislation that will complete Congress's consideration of the PATRIOT Act reauthorization by making 3 changes to the House-Senate compromise conference report adopted by the House in December by a 251-to-174 margin and last week by an 89-to- 10 vote in the Senate.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R- Wis.), the sponsor of the original and reauthorization PATRIOT Act legislation, stated, "The PATRIOT Act has become a critical tool in America's law enforcement arsenal and a vital deterrent against terrorist subversion. It has made Americans safer, safeguarded our civil liberties, and upheld our constitutional values."

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Sensenbrenner: House Approves Legislation Completing Patriot Act Reauthorization

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