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Ron Wyden: “The bill would require government agencies to get a warrant…”

Featuring: Ron Wyden, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Oregon

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Published | Video Starts at 01:18

So I'm prepared to put some real offers on the table right now. So I'm going to start by asking unanimous consent to pass a simple The bill would require government agencies to get a warrant before using Section 702 to read the communications of Americans. It contains a number of exceptions, including for emergencies. And our analysis is that it would be very feasible for the Executive branch and the FISA court to implement it. (01:18–01:29)

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Asserts that the proposed bill mandates a warrant for government agencies to read Americans' communications under Section 702.

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