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Dick Durbin: “The government has used section 702 to spy unlawfully on…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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In Senate Floor Speech, Durbin Calls For Reforms To FISA Section 702

Published | Video Starts at 05:33

Remember, they're using it against Americans. They're collecting information about people who are not even covered by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. As further detailed in the Brennan center report, The government has used section 702 to spy unlawfully on many people who have they spied on members of Congress, congressional staff, judges, journalists, protesters, political donors, even women on dating apps. Go figure. That's going to make us safer in America. Past attempts at reform have not solved the problem and I've been at this for many years. (05:33–05:53)

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Asserts that Section 702 was used to spy on various groups unlawfully.

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