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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following statement after voting against a proposed 21-day extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).  The extension failed to pass with a vote of 191-229. 

“Our intelligence community needs a long-term fix to repair gaps in our intelligence laws- not a 21-day delay.  Our colleagues in the Senate were able to meet on bi-partisan ground to pass the Protect America Act, and there is no reason for the House to not do the same.  The Protect America Act includes the tools necessary for our intelligence community to continue their important job of keeping our country safe, while also providing necessary retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies that assisted our country in a time of need.”

“With the defeat of the 21-day extension and the current extension set to expire on February 16th, I call on the Democrat leadership to come together to pass the Protect America Act in its current form immediately.”