Wyden: Senate surveillance proposal a ‘fake’ solution

Published June 21, 2016 7:01pm ET



A sudden push by Senate Republican leaders to expand FBI surveillance authority is a “fake, knee-jerk solution” that would do nothing to prevent terrorist attacks, a Senate Democrat charged on Tuesday.

“If this proposal passes, FBI agents will be able to demand the records of what websites you look at online, who you email and chat with, and your text message logs, with no judicial oversight whatsoever,” Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said in an afternoon statement.

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