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Hakeem Jeffries: “If there was a chance for him to achieve somewhat modest…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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Yeah, I made clear to Speaker Johnson that both Jim Himes and Jamie Raskin were going to be the point people on this as the lead Democrats on the two relevant committees of jurisdiction, intel and Judiciary, and that If there was a chance for him to achieve somewhat modest Democratic support on a FISA 702 extension that we needed to make sure we protect the privacy and civil liberties of the American people. Wait, wait, we're going to go here? Yeah. Thanks. Manu's already got two questions in. Let's be clear that Democrats would be interested in playing in Florida if the governor and the legislature there go through with what you call potential dummy mander. (20:55–21:11)

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Asserts that Democratic support for FISA 702 extension requires privacy and civil liberties protection.

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