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Thursday, August 7 2008
The Seymour Herald — Seymour, TN

corker votes for terrorism surveillance bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) today voted in favor of H.R.6304, the FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) Amendments Act of 2008, which reauthorizes the terrorist surveillance program responsible for monitoring the communications of foreign terrorists.  A temporary extension of the program is set to expire in August without Congressional action.  H.R.6304 passed the Senate by a vote of 69 to 28.  In June, the House of Representatives approved the bill by a vote of 293 to 129.  Having passed both houses of Congress, the legislation now goes to the President to be signed into law.

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