Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold On Senator Specter’s Proposal Addressing the President’s Domestic Wiretapping Program April 27, 2006 “I completely agree with Chairman Specter that Congress is entitled to full details on the President’s illegal wiretapping program, and I’m glad the Chairman is pressuring the Administration to come clean. I also agree that Congress has been “inert” in carrying out its oversight responsibilities with regard to this program, and executive branch officials are stonewalling those of us who are pressing for more information. This is an untenable situation, and I share the Chairman’s frustration. I continue to believe that an appropriate and responsible step at this point is to censure the President for breaking the law and misleading the country.”

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