Questions? Are you willing to see the expiration of these authorities under FISA if Bill Polsky is still the acting dni? There were already challenges as it related to extending foreign surveillance authority. Given the refusal by the Trump administration to put into place the type of common sense reforms that would be designed to both promote our national security interests on the one hand, and on the other, protect the privacy and civil liberties of of the American people. The negotiations prior to Trump's announcement with respect to Bill Pulte were already in a very sensitive place. (06:00–06:29)
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