Cover Story: A Dome Under Lock and Key
Publication: Congressional Quarterly Weekly
Tim Starks
December 1, 2008
In early August 2007, as the House moved rapidly to pass legislation modifying the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before its summer recess, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle seemed uncertain about the details of the bill they were debating. There had been intense negotiations with the White House, and only a handful of House members had been briefed on the details of the bill.
