1. This resulted in evidence being lost, including one instance where "intercept information" required by a FISA order had to be stopped, it added.

2. "This is no time for Congress to weaken the Department of Justice by denying it a strong and effective leader. ... It‘s no time for Congress to weaken our ability to intercept information from terrorists about potential attacks on the United States of America.

3. Bush accused Congress of stalling important pieces of the fight to prevent new terrorist attacks by: dragging out and possibly jeopardizing confirmation of Michael Mukasey as attorney general, a key part of his national security team; failing to act on a bill governing eavesdropping on terrorist suspects; and moving too slowly to approve spending measures for the Iraq war, Pentagon and veterans programs. Unfortunately, on too many issues, some in Congress are behaving as if America is not at war,‘‘ Bush said during a speech at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. This is no time for Congress to weaken the Department of Justice by denying it a strong and effective leader. ... It‘s no time for Congress to weaken our ability to intercept information from terrorists about potential attacks on the United States of America.