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Jim Himes: “The President's Advisory Board said that allowing this…”

Featuring: Jim Himes, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 4th Congressional District

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Rep. Himes Testifies in Favor of FISA 702 Renewal with Additional Safeguards

Published | Video Starts at 00:31

There is simply no alternative to section 702. And allowing it to expire would be devastating under Joe Biden. The President's Advisory Board said that allowing this authority to expire would be the worst intelligence failure of our era. I want my colleagues to contemplate what those words mean. If we have an up or down vote on reauthorization tomorrow, I will vote to reauthorize because it is truly that important. (00:31–00:40)

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Asserts that the President's Advisory Board considers the expiration of FISA 702 as potentially the worst intelligence failure of the era.

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