Rep. Pete Hoekstra on defending patriots from laws...

Rep. Pete Hoekstra, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, addresses need to renew The Protect America Act. Signed into law in August 2007, the bill expired on February 16, 2008, greatly complicating the task of the intelligence services and the telecommunications companies that must cooperate with them to make their efforts efficient and effective. Major Terrorist Attacks Thwartedhttp://www.heritage.org/Press/ALAChar...Giving the Green Light to Terroristshttp://www.heritage.org/Press/Comment..."We have lost intelligence this past week."http://blog.heritage.org/2008/02/22/w...See No Danger? Hear No Danger? Congress Missing in Action!http://www.heritage.org/Research/Home...