As we consider this bill, we should keep in mind the history of not just FISA, but of our government's illegal surveillance of U.S. citizens. In 1971, The FBI's field office in Media, Pennsylvania, was burglarized, exposing the FBI's illegal surveillance of the civil rights movement and Vietnam War protesters. This revelation led to the creation of the Pike Committee, known today as the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, a committee originally designed to conduct oversight and prevent these kinds of abuses. (07:22–07:37)
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