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Lawmakers continued pushing Wednesday for the reauthorization of a warrantless spying tool that allows the government to spy on Americans\u2019 data.<\/p>\n

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Senators appeared frustrated over President Donald Trump\u2019s call to delay U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton\u2019s confirmation hearing to be the next director of national intelligence (DNI), repeatedly stating that Trump added more guardrails to getting Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) passed. Opponents of Section 702 have simply demanded that a warrant requirement be added in exchange for voting to pass it.<\/p>\n

Section 702, which expired Friday, allows the government to collect and search American citizens\u2019 data without a warrant if they were in contact with targeted noncitizens located outside of the U.S.<\/p>\n

At a Tuesday Senate press gaggle, Senate Majority Leader John Thune called on Clayton to be swiftly confirmed so Section 702 could be reauthorized.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope the [Democrats] will waive that for this and allow us to get this done, because I think that also unlocks the 702 process,\u201d Thune said at the gaggle attended by the Daily Caller News Foundation. \u201cAs most of you know, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 702 program is the most successful tool when it comes to keeping people and this country safe, and we are currently lapsed. And that also is unprecedented. And we are lapsed because the Democrats blocked voting, blocked voted against a bipartisan deal that has bene worked out between members here in the Senate and the House, Democrats and Republicans, and so it is now currently not an authorized program. That needs to be changed, that needs to be fixed quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn said the chamber must find a way to quickly confirm a new DNI so they could reauthorize Section 702. (RELATED: Republicans Poised To Allow Continued Unfettered Government Spying On American Citizens)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to figure some way to untangle all this so we can get Section 702 reauthorized,\u201d Cornyn told reporters, including the DCNF. \u201cAs I mentioned before, 60% of the president\u2019s daily intelligence briefing comes through 702 and somehow this got tied to the ODNI. And I think every day that goes by when the president doesn\u2019t have access to this intelligence is dangerous, so I hope we get it sorted out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy also told reporters that Section 702\u2019s reauthorization was necessary. \u201cWe need to get FISA reauthorized as soon as possible, and so the president needs to do whatever he can and avoid putting obstacles in the way of getting that done,\u201d Cassidy said. \u201cIt is for the good of the country. We need to get that done.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Clayton was scheduled to appear for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Wednesday as the Senate tried to speed up the process to pass Section 702.\u00a0 Following Trump\u2019s remarks Wednesday, Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, the committee chair, postponed the hearing, although he initially planned on going forward with the hearing.<\/p>\n

Trump also warned Wednesday he would not support the Section 702 extension unless the Safeguard America Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act was attached to it.<\/p>\n

\u201c[T]o add a slight bit of intrigue but, for the Good of the Nation, and the People of our Country, I will not approve FISA without THE SAVE AMERICA ACT going along with it,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n

Republican North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis said Trump made a \u201cmistake\u201d by causing a rift in Clayton\u2019s confirmation process because of Section 702.<\/p>\n

\u201c[A]nd now we\u2019re in a posture where it may be the reason 702 doesn\u2019t get reauthorized. That\u2019s a mistake,\u201d Tillis said.<\/p>\n

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Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman was the only Democrat in the chamber to vote in favor of extending Section 702. The rest of his party voted against its extension in a June 12 procedural vote to protest Trump\u2019s temporary nomination of U.S. Federal Housing Director Bill Pulte to serve as acting DNI.<\/p>\n

Seven Republican senators voted against the extension, including Utah Sen. Mike Lee, who stated that a warrant must be required before spying on American citizens.<\/p>\n

\u201cFISA 702 reauthorization failed because it did not contain a warrant requirement for spying on Americans. The people who spied on the Trump campaign, Members of Congress, and countless other Americans hate the idea. Come back with warrant requirement, and we\u2019ll pass the bill,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n

Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who also voted against the procedural vote, said Section 702 must be reformed to protect Americans\u2019 Fourth Amendment rights. \u201cYour 4th Amendment rights matter. Reform FISA,\u201d Paul said.<\/p>\n

The House also failed to temporarily extend Section 702 until July 2 on Thursday. Speaker Mike Johnson said the opposition to Section 702 jeopardized \u201cthe safety and the security of the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is what the current Democrat party stands for,\u201d Johnson said at a Thursday gaggle attended by the DCNF. \u201cThey are willing to jeopardize the safety and the security of the American people to make a cheap political point \u2026 Their excuse is that they\u2019re upset about a very temporary appointment that the President of the United States has already said will be very temporary, while he searches for and selects a new director of national intelligence, that is an important process, it takes some time, thought, and deliberation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is detestable, it is dangerous, it is going to jeopardize the safety and security of people,\u201d Johnson continued.<\/p>\n

Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick called Section 702 \u201cthe single most important 9\/11 commission recommendation\u201d and warned that it going dark \u201cwas foolishness.\u201d In April, Democratic Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes called Section 702 \u201cour country\u2019s most important and irreplaceable foreign intelligence collection tool.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nineteen House Republicans voted against its extension, including Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett and Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie. These congressmen also voted against it because they believed a warrant should be put in place.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always voted \u2018no\u2019 on that thing. The Fourth Amendment is there for a reason,\u201d Burchett said.<\/p>\n

Republican Texas Rep. Keith Self called on Section 702 to be reformed to prevent \u201cwarrantless surveillance of Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n

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