Moulton Votes ‘No’ on Section 702 FISA Reauthorization

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) issued the following statement today regarding his vote against Section 702 FISA:

"FISA 702 is a critical intelligence collection program that has saved lives. But it also poses serious privacy concerns for Americans. Under any normal law-abiding administration, the existing safeguards would be enough. But this administration flouts the law every single day, and Trump and Kash Patel's FBI is already tearing those safeguards down.

"This bill completely fails to provide an outside and independent control on accessing the information of Americans. I do not trust Kash Patel to self-police. We have already seen this administration fire independent watchdogs, shutter compliance offices, and illegally gut the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.

"This program should continue, but not without real, bipartisan safeguards like a warrant requirement. That's why I voted no. We need fully independent and rigorous oversight of this program, not a blank check to an administration that has shown every willingness to weaponize sensitive data for political ends."

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