Senate Republican on FISA holdup: ‘Stop playing the politics’
Summary
Senator Shelley Moore Capito criticized Congress for not extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Both the Senate and the House did not pass bills to continue this law.Key Facts
- Section 702 of FISA relates to intelligence surveillance.
- The law needed to be extended by Congress.
- Both chambers, the Senate and the House, failed to pass extension bills.
- Senator Capito is from West Virginia and a member of the Republican Party.
- She urged her colleagues to stop using the issue for political reasons.
- The delay happened while other major events, like the World Cup, were taking place.
- FISA Section 702 is important for U.S. intelligence and security operations.
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