FISA Reauthorization
2018-01-16T15:07:52-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYmM5XC8yMDE4MDExNjE1MDg0MDAxMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Steve Daines (R-MT), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) held a press conference on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which authorizes the intelligence community to access communications of non-U.S. persons outside of the United States for foreign intelligence purposes. The Senate was considering reauthorization of the program for an additional six years after the House approved the measure. While the senators emphasized the importance of the program for U.S. national security, they took issue with its scope, saying it allowed innocent Americans' data to unlawfully become swept up in intelligence probes. The senators called for open debate on the measure and for the ability to offer amendments to address their concerns with the program.
Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Steve Daines (R-MT), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) held a press conference… read more
Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Steve Daines (R-MT), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) held a press conference on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which authorizes the intelligence community to access communications of non-U.S. persons outside of the United States for foreign intelligence purposes. The Senate was considering reauthorization of the program for an additional six years after the House approved the measure. While the senators emphasized the importance of the program for U.S. national security, they took issue with its scope, saying it allowed innocent Americans' data to unlawfully become swept up in intelligence probes. The senators called for open debate on the measure and for the ability to offer amendments to address their concerns with the program. close
People in this video
Hosting Organization
Purchase a Download
FISA Reauthorization
-
MP4 video - Standard
- Price:
- $4.99
-
MP3 audio - Standard
- Price:
- $0.99
Related Video
-
Senate Debate on FISA Reauthorization
A number of Senators debated the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The debate…
-
House Debate on FISA Reauthorization
Members considered legislation to reauthorize provisions of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), set to expire…
-
Senators on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Reauthorization
A bipartisan group of senators held a news conference on the re-authorization of Section 702 of the Foreign…
-
Senators Daines and Wyden on FISA Reauthorization
Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) spoke on the chamber floor about their amendment to the Foreign…
User Created Clips from This Video
-
- 4 minutes
- 29 views
-
- 4 minutes
- 28 views