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Tom Cole: “Almost every Republican voted for [FISA reform], essentially…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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Rep. Cole's Weekly Chat | Week of 4.20.26

Published | Video Starts at 11:08

Provides a lot of our intelligence and early warning network about potential terrorist attacks. So it's something that needs to be funded. We brought it up last week, weren't able to get it across the line. Almost every Republican voted for [FISA reform], essentially every Democrat voted against it. And then we had a small group of members that were worried there needed to be more protections for the individual in there. There's nothing wrong with that concern. (11:08–11:14)

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