Collecting and storing americans personal email address books and instant messaging buddy list. More details on this later in the show. Its wednesday, october 16th. 5 00 p. M. In washington, d. C. I am samesex. You are watching rt. We begin on capitol hill. A deal emerged from the senate after a night of negotiations and after the Credit Rating agency fitch put u. S. Treasury on rating watch negative. A move that usually precedes a credit downgrade. We are on capitol hill. It looks like the deal has finally been reached here on capitol hill. It comes after the partial Government Shutdown carries on into its third week. The announcement came early this afternoon. It was negotiated by Senate Majority leader harry reid and Senate Minority leader mitch mcconnell. The deal comes just hours after the debt ceiling deadline is set to be breached. If it is breached, it could be even more catastrophic than this current Government Shutdown. Thats because that is when the government would run out
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Fellow americans in their privacy being protected while providing our intelligence agencies with the authorities they need to acquire foreign intelligence that is so important to our National Security. The bill passed by the house last month would make some significant changes to the provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that we believe will help us meet these two objectives. Among other provisions, the bill would prohibit bulk collection of information under section 215, the National Security letter statutes, and the pen register trap and trace provisions of fisa. It replaces the bulk telephony Metadata Collection Program with a new framework that preserves the capabilities we need without the Government Holding the bulk metadata. To be clear, the president called for this transition not because the program was illegal or was being abused but rather to give the public greater confidence that their privacy is being appropriately protected while maintaining the tools t
Further ensuring that individuals privacy isnt properly protected without sacrificing operational effectiveness. To that end, we support the usa freedom act as an effective means of addressing the concerns that have been raised about the impact of our activities while preserving the authorities we need for National Security. We are urge this committee to give the house bill serious consideration as expeditiously as possible, consistent with this committees elaborations. We are ready to work with the senate to clarify language in the bill as necessary. In closing, we appreciate the committees leadership, in particular your support over the past year in considering issues related to our intelligence collection activities and privacy and Civil Liberties issues. We also appreciate your support for the men and women working throughout the Intelligence Community that includes the nsa, that remained dedicated to keeping our nation safe and protecting our privacy, and to have upheld the oath b
The bulk metadata. To be clear, the president called for this transition not because the program was illegal or was being abused, but rather to give the public greater confidence that their privacy is being appropriately protected while maintaining the tools that our intelligence and Law Enforcement agencies need. The bill would also provide Greater Transparency to the public concerning intelligence activities and authorize the Surveillance Court to appoint independent amicus so alternative views could be heard. Mentioned, hr 3361 establishes a new mechanism under section 215 that permits the government to access telephony metadata without having to collect it in bulk. It includes all of the Key Attributes identified by the president in march for a new program, including, in particular, a requirement that absent an emergency situation, the government would obtain the records only pursuant to individual orders from the fisa court, approved with the use of certain selection terms for suc