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2004 Congressional Debate

• Senate Approves Intelligence Reform Bill, floor debate, December 8.
• House Approves Intelligence Reform Bill (S. 2845), floor debate, December 7.
• Sen. Leahy on Nomination of Alberto Gonzales to be Attorney General, floor statement, December 7.
• House Intelligence Reform Bill: "9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act" (H.R. 10, to amend S. 2845), as passed in the House, October 16.
• Senate Intelligence Reform Bill: "National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004" (S. 2845), as passed in the Senate, October 6.
• House Debate on the "9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act" (HR 10), October 8.
• Senate Debate on Intelligence Committee Reorganization, October 8.
• Senate Debate on Intelligence Committee Reorganization, October 7.
• Senate Debate on the National Intelligence Reform Act, October 6.
• Senate Debate on the National Intelligence Reform Act, October 5.
• Senate Debate on the National Intelligence Reform Act, October 4.
• Senate Debate on the National Intelligence Reform Act, October 1.
• Senate Debate on the National Intelligence Reform Act, September 30.
• Senate Debate on the National Intelligence Reform Act, September 29.
• Senate Debate on the National Intelligence Reform Act, September 28.
• Senate Debate on the National Intelligence Reform Act, September 27.
• Senate Intelligence Reform Bill: "National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004" S.2845, introduced by Sens. Collins, Lieberman, September 23.
• Sen. Graham on Intelligence Reform, IV, September 23.
• Senate Confirms Porter J. Goss to Be Director of Central Intelligence, September 22.
• Guiding Principles for Intelligence Reform, statement of Henry Kissinger, et al, September 21.
• A Bill To Establish a Department of Intelligence (S. 2811), Introduced by Sen. Specter, September 15.
• Sen. Graham on Intelligence Reform, III, on the Senate floor, September 13.
• Sen. Graham on Intelligence Reform, on the Senate floor, September 10.
• A Bill To Establish a Unified Combatant Command for Military Intelligence (S. 2778), introduced by Sen. Chambliss, September 8.
• Introduction of the 9/11 Commission Report Implementation Act of 2004 (S. 2774), by Sens. McCain, Lieberman, et al, September 7.
• 9-11 National Security Protection Act (draft), intelligence reform legislation proposed by Senator Roberts, August 23.
• Sen. Roberts' Amendment to the 2005 Intelligence Authorization Act, SA 3567, July 22.
• Sen. Leahy on Oversight of Foreign Prisoner Abuse, July 22.
• Senate Resolution on Continuity of Government and the Smooth Transition of Executive Power, S.Res. 419, July 22.
• Introduction of the Homeland Security Information Sharing Act (S. 2701), July 21.
• Sen. Harkin on Leak Investigation (cont'd), floor speech, July 20.
• Senate Resolution Authorizing SSCI Document Production on Air Interdiction Program in Peru, Sen. Res. 411, July 20.
• Sen. Harkin on the Plame Case (cont'd), July 16.
• Classified Leak Investigation, Sen. Harkin on the Plame Case, July 14.
• Sen. Lott on Intelligence, Classification Reform, on the Senate floor, July 13.
• Leahy-Grassley Seek Release Of IG Reports, letter to Dept of Justice, July 9.
• Sen. Levin on the Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Iraq WMD Intelligence, on the Senate floor, July 8.
• House Debate on Amendments to the USA Patriot Act, on the House floor, July 8.
• CIA Agent Revealed: Sen. Harkin on the Plame Case (cont'd), July 8.
• Introduction of the Federal Employee's Protection of Disclosures Act (S. 2628), July 8.
• Leak Investigation: Sen. Harkin on the Plame Case, July 7.
• Introduction of Legislation Prohibiting Extraordinary Rendition by Rep. Markey, June 24.
• House Debate on Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2005, floor debate on HR 4548, June 23.
• Senate Colloquy on Oversight of Iraqi Prisoner Abuse Scandal, floor debate on 2005 defense authorization act, June 22.
• Sen. Kyl Introduces Judicially Enforceable Terrorism Subpoena Act S. 2555, June 22.
• The Directing Community Integration Act (HR 4584), introduced by Rep. Porter Goss, June 18.
• House Intelligence Committee Mark Up of 2005 Intelligence Authorization Act (HR 4548), June 18.
• Sen. Snowe Proposes an Inspector General for Intelligence, S. 2515, introduced June 9.
• Selected Proposed Amendments to the 2005 Defense Authorization Act, to be introduced in the Senate, June 7.
• House Democrats Seek Abu Ghraib Documents, letter to President Bush, June 3.
• A Bill to Repeal the Sunset Provisions of the USA Patriot Act (S. 2476), introduced by Sen. Kyl, et al, May 21.
• Sen. Leahy: A Collosal Failure of White House Leadership in Iraq, floor statement, May 20.
• Rep. Waxman Questions the State Dept's 2003 Report on Terrorism, letter to Secretary Powell, May 17.
• Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2005 (Senate Bill S. 2386), May 5, 2004.
• Senator Pat Roberts on Status of Intelligence Reform, speech presented at Kansas State University, May 3.
• Sen. Bob Graham's Amendment on Declassification of Clarke Testimony, proposed amendment to S.150, April 28.
• House Democrats Call for Declassification of Richard Clarke Testimony, letter to the Speaker, April 28.
• More from Sen. Cornyn on the 9/11 Commission and Jamie Gorelick, floor statement, April 28.
• Sen. Cornyn on the 9/11 Commission, floor statement, April 28.
• Senate Colloquy on the Patriot Act, floor statements from Sens. Cornyn, Durbin, April 20.
• Sen. Leahy on Justice Department Resistance to Oversight, floor statement, April 8.
• Introduction of the SAFE Act to Amend the USA Patriot Act on the Senate floor, April 7.
• Rep. Henry Waxman on Increasing Number of Al Qaeda Attacks, letter to the 9-11 Commission, April 6.
• Intelligence Transformation Act of 2004 (HR 4104), introduced by Rep. Jane Harman, et al, April 1.
• Rep. Jane Harman and House Dems Urge Steps to Reform Intelligence, letter to President Bush, April 1.
• Sen. Levin on the Public Release of Charles Duelfer's Testimony, news release, March 30.
• Sen. Daschle on Selective Declassification, floor statement, March 30.
• Sen. Frist on "Outrageous Charges by Richard Clarke", floor statement, March 26.
• Sen. Schumer on the 9/11 Commission, floor statement, March 23.
• House Debate on Iraq War, floor debate on H.Res. 557, March 17.
• Rep. Conyers on the Bush Administration Record on Iraq, floor statement, March 16.
• Sen. Bob Graham on "Terrorist Attacks", floor statement, March 12.
• Sen. Levin on Iraq Intelligence, at Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, March 9.
• Rep. Jane Harman on "Serious Intelligence Reform", speech delivered on March 5.
• Sen. Edward Kennedy on Iraq and Intelligence, speech to the Council on Foreign Relations, March 5.
• Sen. Byrd Critiques the White House Commission on Intelligence, floor statement, March 3.
• Sen. Kyl Responds to Criticism on Iraq Intelligence, floor statement, March 2.
• Sen. Levin on Iraq Intelligence, floor statement, March 2.
• Sen. Reed on Iraq Intelligence, floor statement, March 2.
• A Bill to Extend the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks (9-11 Commission), S.2136, February 26.
• Sen. Levin on Flawed Intelligence Assessments, floor statement, February 23.
• Sen. Reid on the Independent Commission to Investigate Iraq Intelligence, floor statement, February 11.
• The Case of Maher Arar, statement of Sen. Leahy, February 10.
• White House Urged to Cooperate with Leak Probe, letter to the President from Reps. Waxman and Conyers, February 10.
• Sen. Bob Graham on The Need for Intelligence Reform, Part III, February 5.
• Sen. Roberts on SSCI Oversight of Iraq Intelligence, floor statement, February 5.
• Sen. Feinstein on an Independent Commission on Intelligence, floor statement, February 5.
• Sen. Bob Graham on Intelligence Lessons, floor statement, February 3.
• Sen. Corzine on Intelligence Operations, floor statement, February 3.
• Sen. Daschle on an Iraq Intelligence Commission, floor statement, February 3.
• Sen. Kyl: Intelligence Investigation, floor statement, February 3.
• Sen. Durbin on U.S. Intelligence and Iraq, floor statement, February 3.
• Iraq Intelligence Lapses, remarks of Rep. Jackson-Lee, February 3.
• Congressional Democrats Urge President Not to Appoint Intelligence Commission by Executive Order, letter to President Bush, February 2.
• Sen. Bob Graham on "The Need for Intelligence Reform", floor statement, February 2.
• A Bill to Extend the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks (9-11 Commission), introduction of S. 2040, February 2.
• Statement of Rep. Jane Harman on Intelligence Committee Partisanship, news release, January 28.
• Sen. Nelson on the Purported Iraqi UAV Threat to America, floor statement, January 28.
• Sen. Dorgan on America's Intelligence-Gathering Apparatus (Reaction to David Kay Remarks), January 28.
• Statement of Sen. Levin at the Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing with Dr. David Kay, January 28.
• Sen. Daschle on White House Leaks and National Security, floor statement, January 27.
• Congressional Democrats Ask GAO to Investigate Plame Leak, letter to GAO, January 26.
• Hussein's Weapons of Mass Destruction, remarks of Sen. Tom Daschle, January 26.
• Introduction of Resolution of Inquiry Regarding Leak of CIA Officer's Identity by Rep. Rush Holt, January 21.
• Text of Proposed Resolution of Inquiry Regarding Leak of CIA Officer's Identity, introduced by Rep. Holt, et al, January 21.
• Rep. Jane Harman: "The Intelligence on Iraq's WMD: Looking Back to Look Forward", speech to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, January 16.
• Rep. Henry Waxman on Inconsistencies in Leak Investigations, letter to Condoleezza Rice, January 14.