Heather A. Wilson
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Heather A. Wilson Wilson
When Representative Heather A. Wilson broke ranks with President Bush on Tuesday to declare her serious concerns about domestic eavesdropping, she gave voice to what some fellow Republicans were thinking, if not saying. Ms. Wilson and at least six other Republican lawmakers are openly skeptical about Mr. Bush's assertion that he has the inherent authority to order the wiretaps and that Congress gave him the power to do so when it authorized him to use military force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Wilson said she decided to speak out this week because she had become increasingly frustrated that the administration was not giving them the information they needed to do their job. With Mr. Gonzales unable or unwilling to answer questions at the Senate hearing, she said, there was no way to determine whether the surveillance law needed to be updated. Representative Heather A. Wilson when broke ranks with President Bush to declare her ''serious concerns'' about domestic eavesdropping, she gave voice to what some fellow Republicans were thinking, if not able to say. Wilson and at least six other Republican lawmakers are openly skeptical about Mr. Bush's assertion that he has the inherent authority to order the wiretaps and Congress gave him the power to do so when it authorized him to use military force after the September 11 attacks. Wilson, chairwoman of the subcommittee that oversees the N.S.A., had called for a full-scale Congressional investigation.