March 14, 2008
Posted: March 14th, 2008 08:15 AM ET
President Bush says the proposal would undermine America's security.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – The House of Representatives met in secret session Thursday night to debate revisions to federal surveillance laws, closing off the chamber for the first time since 1983 at the request of its Republican minority. Rep. Roy Blunt, the House minority whip, asked for the closed session to use classified information to argue against a Democratic-backed overhaul of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. "I did have some information that I thought would help the debate, that rose to the secret level that all of the members otherwise would not hear," said Blunt, R-Missouri. Filed under: House |
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