Bush Warns House on Surveillance
Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 11:29AM 
With the House poised to vote today on electronic surveillance legislation that the White House has said falls far short of its requirements, President Bush warned legislators strongly Thursday morning against passing what he called “a partisan bill that will undermine American security.”
In clear defiance of the White House, the proposal from House Democratic leaders would not give retroactive legal protection to the phone companies that helped in the National Security Agency program of warrantless wiretapping. Mr. Bush also threatened to veto any such measure, should it reach his desk.
The Senate last month passed a bill that did provide such protection and also broadened government eavesdropping powers.
Using tough language on a subject on which he has been persistent and unswerving, Mr. Bush warned House members that “they should not leave for Easter recess without getting the Senate bill to my desk.”
The Senate last month passed a bill that did provide such protection and also broadened government eavesdropping powers.
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