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“They’re unable to pass it, and it’s a great regret, because Democrats in the Senate are playing political games right now with the lives of Americans,” said the top House lawmaker. “It’s a very dangerous situation.”
“FISA … is how we surveil terrorists who are trying to hurt Americans,” the House speaker said. “It’s a very important, vital national security tool. We cannot allow that to go dark.”
Johnson said the House would vote on the short-term extension Thursday morning.
But House Democrats have already expressed their opposition to the plan.
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