Sen. Pat Leahy: "Cheney will just tell the nation what laws we'll have"

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Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R) announced yesterday that his committee won’t subpoena telephone company executives to testify about reports that the NSA obtained billions of customer calling records through so-called "data mining," NBC's Ken Strickland reports. Specter said he changed his mind because he was told that the executives wouldn't be able to speak freely about classified information, and because Vice President Cheney has expressed a new willingness to review pending legislation seeking to address issues involving warrantless surveillance. But Strickland also notes that Specter doesn't appear to have support from his GOP colleagues in the matter. Democrats weren’t happy with the announcement. "We'll have no more hearings and Vice President Cheney will just tell the nation what laws we'll have; he'll let us know what laws will be followed and which laws will not be followed," said ranking member Sen. Pat Leahy (D).