Bush Ups Pressure on Congress to Pass Intel Reform
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President Bush on Saturday stepped  up pressure on Congress to approve an overhaul of the nation's  intelligence operations, just two days before lawmakers return  to try again to pass the reforms.
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As Congress's chief opponent to a bill that would revamp the intelligence community, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Ca.) has evoked concerns about President Bush's clout among Republican lawmakers.
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President Bush on Tuesday embraced a  stalled bill to overhaul U.S. spy agencies as "necessary and  important," and said he hoped Congress would pass the measure  next week before it adjourns for the year.
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President Bush pressured the House on Thursday to finish a bill giving the government more leeway to eavesdrop on phone calls and e-mails of suspected terrorists
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The chairman of the commission that investigated the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States says President Bush must pressure Congress to pass intelligence reform legislation.
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President George W. Bush faced new pressure on Thursday to explain the legal basis for his warrantless domestic spying program when a Senate panel authorized subpoenas to obtain administration documents.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  urged the U.S. Congress on Tuesday to proceed with great  caution on a proposed overhaul of U.S. intelligence and avoid  putting barriers between military commanders and the agencies  that gather information.
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President Bush is beginning a last-ditch effort to get intelligence restructuring legislation passed by Congress next week, bolstered by the nation's top military officer, who said Thursday that congressional negotiators had addressed his concerns about the bill and that he is dropping his opposition to it.
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President Bush signed executive orders and directives yesterday bolstering the authority of the CIA director over the nation's intelligence programs and budgets, signaling a renewed effort by the White House to shape the national security debate roiling Congress and the presidential campaign.
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WASHINGTON - Amid a heated election-year debate on intelligence reform, President Bush prepared to sign executive orders Friday strengthening the powers of the CIA director and establishing a new national counterterrorism center.    The moves will "improve our ability to find, track and stop terrorists," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said...
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Democrats and Republicans are urging President Bush to press holdout GOP lawmakers to get compromise legislation overhauling US intelligence agencies passed this year.
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White House and congressional leaders break a logjam that has stymied major legislation to restructure the nation's intelligence community, prompting lawmakers to schedule a House vote on the long-debated measure.
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US President George W Bush urges politicians to stop stalling and back a law to overhaul intelligence.
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Successful in pushing for restructuring of the nation's intelligence network, Sept. 11 families and investigators began pressing lawmakers on Monday to change the way Congress oversees the fight against terrorism.
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FORT MEADE, Maryland  - President George W. Bush urged Congress on Wednesday to expand the government's domestic spying powers permanently or risk leaving the country vulnerable to another terrorist attack.
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Pressure builds on the Bush Administration to release a post-9/11 reform document
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President Bush expressed disappointment on Sunday that an agreement on intelligence reform collapsed in the face of Republican opposition and vowed to renew pressure on Congress to reach a deal this year.