Dana Perino
Dana Perino
Dana Marie Perinois an American political pundit. She was the 27th White House Press Secretary, serving under President George W. Bush from September 14, 2007 to January 20, 2009. She was the second female White House Press Secretary, after Dee Dee Myers who served during the Clinton Administration. She is currently a political commentator for Fox News, while also serving as a co-host of the network's talk show The Five, and is a book publishing executive at Random House...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 May 1972
CityEvanston, WY
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The intelligence activities undertaken by the United States government are lawful, necessary and required to protect Americans from terrorist attacks
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We have repeatedly reaffirmed our pledge to support the existing moratoria based on deference to the wishes of the states to determine what activities take place off their coasts.
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The administration remains confident that a majority of members of Congress continue to recognize the importance of protecting Americans through lawful intelligence activities directed at terrorists.
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The problem has built up over many decades, and it isn't going to change overnight. ... Nothing is going to be a magic wand that will lower gas prices overnight.
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While there's concern, we do not have any concern that a smallpox attack is imminent.
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We gave committee members some additional information without violating the principle that we had set forth, which is to limit a briefing on the full program.
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That's what President Bush found in Judge Roberts and what he'll look for in the nominee for the new vacancy. The president has a constitutional responsibility to nominate someone to the bench, and no one should have veto power over the president's constitutional responsibility.
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An electron does not stop at a state line.
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A nominee who shares the president's approach of judicial restraint would not allow personal views to affect his or her rulings based on the law.
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The signing statement makes clear that the president will faithfully execute the law in a manner that is consistent with the Constitution. The president has welcomed at least seven Inspector General reports on the Patriot Act since it was first passed, and there has not been one verified abuse of civil liberties using the Patriot Act.
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Security measures were thoroughly reviewed, including intelligence matters, I do know that at the end of the day, when the process was completed and the transaction was approved, homeland security questions were resolved.
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Security measures were thoroughly reviewed, including intelligence matters.
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She knows the hearings are an important part of the process. She'll be ready.
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Obviously, civil liberties issues are critically important, and they have been to this president, especially after 9/11. We do not formally nominate until we are through the background investigation and the full vetting. It takes time to present those nominations to the Senate. But now that they have been confirmed, that is a good thing.