Return-Path: <sentto-279987-2656-1002139827-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Wed, 03 Oct 2001 13:11:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 15840 invoked by uid 510); 3 Oct 2001 20:10:32 -0000 Received: from n20.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.70) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 3 Oct 2001 20:10:32 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-2656-1002139827-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.4.53] by n20.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 03 Oct 2001 20:10:27 -0000 X-Sender: fc@big.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_4_1); 3 Oct 2001 20:10:26 -0000 Received: (qmail 40419 invoked from network); 3 Oct 2001 20:10:26 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by l7.egroups.com with QMQP; 3 Oct 2001 20:10:26 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO big.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta2 with SMTP; 3 Oct 2001 20:10:26 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by big.all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id NAA18453 for iwar@onelist.com; Wed, 3 Oct 2001 13:10:25 -0700 Message-Id: <200110032010.NAA18453@big.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 13:10:25 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [fc:Senate.Hits.Snag.on.Terror.Laws] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Senate Hits Snag on Terror Laws By Jesse J. Holland Associated Press Writer Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001; 7:16 p.m. EDT WASHINGTON ญญ Senate and Justice Department negotiators failed on Tuesday to reach a final compromise on the Bush administration's anti-terrorism package, one day after House leaders announced their package was ready for passage. Attorney General John Ashcroft and Republicans immediately turned up the pressure on Senate Democrats and Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. "I'm deeply concerned about the rather slow pace," Ashcroft told reporters at the Capitol, flanked by GOP Sens. Orrin Hatch of Utah, Trent Lott of Mississippi and Richard Shelby of Alabama. Hatch, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, said if there wasn't a compromise deal by Friday, he would introduce Ashcroft's language verbatim and senators would have to fight it out in committee and on the floor. "I don't care how we do it, I just want it done," Hatch said. "It's always nice to go through the committee, but if we aren't going to get it done, I think we ought to go to the floor with it." Ashcroft proposed new terrorism laws in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks by hijacked airliners on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and he and President Bush have prodded Congress to act. But some of his proposals sparked opposition from liberals and conservatives alike who said they would infringe on civil liberties. Senate Democrats say they probably would have had a deal Tuesday if the White House had not backed out of an agreement on sharing normally secret grand jury information with intelligence agencies, federal officials and law enforcement officials. "We were literally within two or three hours of wrapping up the package and this morning the attorney general told me that apparently last night the White House changed its mind," Leahy said. Most of the other provisions of the bill are close to being complete, Leahy said. "If we go back to what the White House agreed to, I suspect we're a matter of hours away before we can give a package to (Senate Majority Leader Thomas) Daschle and Senator Lott," Leahy said. The House Judiciary Committee already has introduced a compromise package agreed to by the chambers' Republicans and Democrats, and expects to send that bill to the full House on Wednesday. But in a setback for the administration, many of the key provisions of the bill would expire in little more than two years, on Dec. 31, 2003. House Republicans said they were happy with the expiration date. "Most people are quite comforted by the two-year sunset and are aware these are difficult times," House Republican Leader Dick Armey of Texas said. "If we have that, we have a chance to review." But Hatch said he wouldn't accept a date for the legislation to expire. Ashcroft refused to answer questions about the House bill. Hatch said there were several other areas where there aren't agreements yet, including sharing of terrorism information between intelligence agencies and law enforcement officials. But other agreements have been made, senators said. Bush told lawmakers during a breakfast meeting Tuesday morning that he wants a money laundering provision added to the bill, "so we're going to work" toward doing that, Daschle said. ญญญ The House bill number is HR 2975. ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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