An awakening in which even Chairman McGovern or Chairman Jordan and some of the members of this committee have participated at times. Less than two weeks ago, the speaker tried to jam through the FISA extension in the dead of night. But it was soundly defeated by a bipartisan majority because it lacked real protections against unconstitutional spying on American citizens. Unfortunately, once again today's bill fails to strike the correct balance between American civil liberties and the need to collect intelligence on our foreign adversaries. (06:31–06:45)
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Asserts that a recent attempt to pass a FISA extension was defeated due to insufficient protections against unconstitutional surveillance.
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