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Senate Votes To Reauthorize NSA Spying Program<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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While most Congressional observers are focused on the battle to avert a weekend government shutdown (an outcome that’s looking increasingly likely), the Senate on Thursday quietly passed an extension of the NSA’s\u00a0spying<\/s> surveillance program,<\/strong> sending the bill to the president’s desk a week after the House voted to authorize the controversial plan.<\/p>\n

Even President Trump voiced scepticism about reauthorizing the bill in a tweet earlier this year, where he claimed it had helped the Obama administration spy on the Trump campaign, although he infamously flip-flopped later.<\/p>\n

As the Hill\u00a0 <\/a>pointed out, the vote comes after an (almost) tension-filled hour on the Senate floor earlier this week where opponents tried, but failed, to mount a filibuster to force additional debate on the legislation, with both sides spotted lobbying key holdouts.\u00a0Opponents rallied against the bill ahead of Thursday’s vote, arguing the legislation is being rushed through.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The American people deserve better than the legislation before us. …The American people deserve better than warrantless wiretapping,”<\/strong> said Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.).<\/p>\n

He added that senators should “consider the gravity of the issues at hand and to oppose reauthorization until we can have a real opportunity for debate and reform.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Critics of the controversial Section 702 of the FISA Act – the measure that was reauthorized by the Senate today and is expected to be signed into law despite Trump’s reservations – said it allows the FBI to spy on Americans without first obtaining a warrant. Though some surveillance experts have disputed this.<\/p>\n

As the Wall Street Journal\u00a0 <\/a>explained, Section 702 underpins a wide range of electronic collection against foreign targets overseas <\/strong>and has been referred to by officials as critical to national security.<\/strong> The law was set to expire Friday unless Congress voted to reauthorize it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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