House passes 10-day FISA extension after prospects of long-term deal collapse
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House passes 10-day FISA extension after prospects of long-term deal collapse
"The substance of this proposal is utterly appalling. They say you shouldn't look to see how the sausage gets made. This isn't even sausage. This is scrapple. It's scrapple with dog food mixed inside of it."
"The spying power, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, lets U.S. intelligence agencies warrantlessly compel communications providers to furnish messages of foreign targets abroad."
The House approved a 10-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act after broader reauthorization efforts failed due to GOP divisions. This extension allows time for lawmakers to negotiate the program's future, which is set to expire on April 20. A proposed five-year extension with new limits on FBI data usage was rejected, leading to criticism from privacy advocates. The Trump administration's push for a clean renewal was also derailed by opposition from both parties.
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