Nineteen Republicans tanked a vote on a bill that would reauthorize a controversial section of FISA.
A revolt by conservative House Republicans against Speaker Mike Johnson torpedoed a key vote Wednesday on the passage of a bill to reauthorize a national security surveillance program, casting uncertainty over its future ahead of a fast-approaching deadline.At the center of the debate is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act , which for months now has left members of Congress grappling over issues pertaining to national security and individual privacy.
Why Did it Stall?The bill has encountered fierce bipartisan pushback, with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressing concern over civil liberties. Opponents of the bill ultimately felt that the measure did not go far enough to protect Americans.Ahead of the vote, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Republicans 'do not believe in warrantless spying on the American people,' though she later voted in favor of the bill.
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