Democrats Pass "Unintelligence" Bill

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Democrats Pass "Unintelligence" Bill

U.S. Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Oviedo) criticized yesterday's vote on the 2008 Intelligence Bill.

Violates Feeney's Sixth Principle: National Defense

Yesterday, the House passed a bill that as Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Pete Hoekstra said in his op-ed to the Wall Street Journal: "diverts CIA and other intelligence resources away from critical terrorism-related missions to study global climate change."

"I am outraged that in a post 9/11 environment, Democrats have the audacity to bring legislation to the floor of the House that guts funds for intelligence resources while attempting to hide earmarks for members' home projects. Once again, the earmark process was abused yesterday. I share Rep. Jeff Flake's concerns that pork-barrel projects should not pass Congress without proper debate, and I have joined him in cosponsoring earmark reform to make sure that earmarks like those in the Intelligence Bill are exposed to the light of day.

"Our country's safety depends on its ability to gather intelligence, and this legislation irresponsibly turns a blind eye to the fact that we now live in a different and dangerous world. In order to protect America's interests and security, our intelligence agencies must receive the tools they need without politically charged red tape," said Feeney.

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