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Mary Gay Scanlon: “We've seen a growing bipartisan realization that FISA needs…”

Featuring: Mary Gay Scanlon, Democratic | U.S. House Pennsylvania, 5th Congressional District

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FULL: Jim Jordan, James McGovern, And More Lawmakers Discuss FISA In The House Rules Committee

Published | Video Starts at 06:10

However, we also need robust constitutional and legislative guardrails to protect Americans from illegal government surveillance. We need to protect Americans Fourth Amendment rights. We've seen a growing bipartisan realization that FISA needs to be reformed to protect Americans civil liberties and end Democrats documented abuses of this tool by our own government. An awakening in which even Chairman McGovern or Chairman Jordan and some of the members of this committee have participated at times. (06:10–06:23)

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Asserts bipartisan recognition of the need to reform FISA to protect civil liberties and address documented abuses.

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