The Department of Justice released a statement Wednesday rejecting the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amendments that are awaiting a vote in the House of Representatives. The House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing for the vote today, however, many Republicans on the committee still take issue with the bill that they argue allows for abuse of surveillance powers.
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“The Department worked closely with House leaders on both sides of the aisle to draft legislation to reauthorize three national security authorities in the U. S.A. Freedom Act while also imposing reforms to other aspects of FISA designed to address issues identified by the DOJ Inspector General,” Assistant Attorney General Stephen E. Boyd said.
Boyd added, “Although that legislation was approved with a large, bipartisan House majority, the Senate thereafter made significant changes that the Department opposed because they would unacceptably impair our ability to pursue terrorists and spies. We have proposed specific fixes to the most significant problems created by the changes the Senate made. Instead of addressing those issues, the House is now poised to further amend the legislation in a manner that will weaken national... (Read more)
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