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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/18/24134196/senate-cloture-vote-fisa-section-702-surveillance
Senate advances vote on reauthorizing warrantless surveillance program
The Senate is moving forward on a vote to reauthorize a controversial program that allows warrantless surveillance of foreign “targets.” Before voting on the reauthorization bill, senators had to vote on a cloture motion to begin voting. The cloture motion passed 67–32, just one day ahead of the program’s expiration.
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is set to expire at midnight on April 19th, a deadline some senators emphasized as they urged their colleagues to vote in favor of reauthorization. “It’s hard to overstate either the importance — the gravity — of allowing it to sunset, yet we are 36 hours away from that happening,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) said on the Senate floor. “I understand that some of my...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/18/24134196/senate-cloture-vote-fisa-section-702-surveillance
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