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GOP, Bush Hammer Dems on Terror Bill

Posted Feb 14, 08 3:34 PM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – House Democrats are sticking to plans to begin a one-week recess starting tomorrow without renewing a terrorist surveillance bill set to expire when their vacation begins—to the dismay of President Bush and House Republicans, the Washington Post reports. Bush, set to leave for Africa, said the decision imperils national security; House Republicans walked out of the chamber today in protest.

GOP representatives decamped when Democrats passed on the bill for a vote to issue contempt citations to current and former Bush aides. Extending immunity to telecommunications companies that collaborated with government wiretapping programs is the thorny topic; the Senate has already passed its version. But Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says the House isn't "a lap dog of the president or the United States Senate."

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President Bush, second from right, greets, from left, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., in the East Room of the White...   (Associated Press)
President Bush pauses as he answers questions on the "Protect America Act", Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. The president said he will delay his five-nation...   (Associated Press)
President Bush waves after signing a 15-day extension of the Protect America Act after his speech, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, in Las Vegas. Sternly prodding Congress, President Bush said that lawmakers...   (Associated Press)
House Republicans stage a walkout on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008, as Democrats considered a resolution that would hold some of President Bush's former aides in contempt of Congress...   (Associated Press)
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