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US Congress Fails 9/11 Intelligence Reform Legislation A bipartisan effort to reform the nation’s intelligence community after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, failed this weekend. Lawmakers were sent home Saturday without voting on the legislation, a move that has been criticized by many republicans and democrats alike. Under the proposed legislation, the White House and the bipartisan 9/11 commission would have created one position to oversee the CIA and several other nonmilitary spy agencies. A new national counterterrorism center would coordinate the fight against terrorism.
One of the key points of controversy involved the House of Representatives' efforts to include numerous immigration-related provisions that the Senate rejected. The White House is urging Congress to keep working on the legislation. Speaker Dennis Hastert left open the possibility of calling lawmakers back in session early next month. Siskind’s Immigration Bulletin recently ran a story outlining the immigration provisions of the legislation. It can be accessed at the following link: http://www.visalaw.com/04nov3/13nov304.html.
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