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More than a dozen House GOP privacy hawks have blocked the House of Representatives from advancing a Speaker Mike Johnson-backed bill to renew a controversial federal government surveillance tool known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
It comes hours after former President Trump posted on Truth Social, “KILL FISA, IT WAS ILLEGALLY USED AGAINST ME AND MANY OTHERS.”
Nineteen Republicans voted against their party leadership to tank a procedural vote that would have allowed for the House to debate and then vote on the bill itself. The final vote was 193 to 228.
Fox News further explained:
Section 702 is a provision that allows the federal government to conduct warrantless surveillance of a foreign national outside the U.S. if they’re suspected of ties to terrorism — even if the person on the other end of the communications is an American citizen.
However, conservative Republicans are opposed, as they say the bill does not go far enough to protect American citizens’ data.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky) announced, “19 Republicans stood strong and defeated the FISA bill today, instead insisting on real reform to FISA (no secret courts should be allowed to spy on Americans).”
The 19 Republicans who killed the bill were listed as follows:
Burchett
Rosendale
Good
Crane
Milla
Gosar
Cloud
Gaetz
Mace
Luna
Boebert
Norman
Steube
Bishop
Roy
Biggs
Ogles
Perry
Higgins
19 Republicans stood strong and defeated the FISA bill today, instead insisting on real reform to FISA (no secret courts should be allowed to spy on Americans). https://t.co/uUNf8FkAVA
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) April 10, 2024
Late Tuesday night, Trump wrote on Truth Social: “KILL FISA, IT WAS ILLEGALLY USED AGAINST ME, AND MANY OTHERS. THEY SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN!!! DJT.”
“We are killing FISA. As written, it won’t make it off the floor,” vowed Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.).
We are killing FISA. As written, it won’t make it off the floor. pic.twitter.com/HhJ1KMQPGp
— Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) April 10, 2024
“We do not believe in warrantless spying on the American people,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) declared Wednesday morning, ahead of the vote.
“How he handles the FISA process and how he handles funding Ukraine is going to tell our entire conference how to handle the motion to vacate,” Greene added.
Watch below:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) on Speaker Johnson: “How he handles the FISA process and how he handles funding Ukraine is going to tell our entire conference how to handle the motion to vacate.” pic.twitter.com/L9bdv2MXur
— CSPAN (@cspan) April 10, 2024
Greene later tweeted, “I’m calling for Speaker Johnson to allow for open rules and allow votes on ALL amendments for FISA. That’s a rule that he could actually get passed.”
I’m calling for Speaker Johnson to allow for open rules and allow votes on ALL amendments for FISA.
That’s a rule that he could actually get passed.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) April 10, 2024
BREAKING: House sinks Johnson-backed FISA renewal after Trump pushhttps://t.co/lZ0pUAGwM3
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 10, 2024
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