White House backs ‘clean reauthorization’ of surveillance law

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The White House expressed support on Wednesday for the “clean reauthorization” of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act or FISA, a law that establishes procedures on how the government can collect electronic communications.

“We support the clean reauthorization and the administration believes it’s necessary to protect the security of the nation,” an administration official told Reuters.

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