Kingston Statement on Democratic Attempt to Censure President for Fighting, Winning Global War on Terror

Kingston STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATIC ATTEMPT TO CENSURE PRESIDENT FOR FIGHTING, WINNING GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR

Washington, Mar 14

Today, U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), a member of the Defense Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement regarding Democratic Senator Russ Feingold's attempt last night to censure the President for conducting surveillance on communications with al-Qaeda.

"The fact that the Senate Democratic Leadership has failed to call this stunt what it is - political grandstanding - is outrageous. Senator Feingold's actions reaffirm that the Democratic Party is more interested in playing politics than coming up with their own ideas.

"Do Democrats have another way to monitor surveillance on communications with al-Qaeda? Do Democrats have a better way to protect Americans from another terrorist attack?"

"Of course they don't, that's why Democrats are always willing to heckle the starting quarterback from the cheap seats but they are never willing to get in the game themselves.

"Not one Democrat has offered an amendment or a bill to repeal this important national security program. They like to harp about it at Democrat fund raisers and at red meat partisan clubs but when it comes to actually trying to stop it they don't have the guts. Once you get past their left wing rhetoric, even their own members know this is a vital program."

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