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“Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, to my folks at home: Are you concerned about counterterrorism threats? I am, too. FISA section 702 informed the planning for the February 2022 U.S. military operation that resulted in the death in Syria of Hajji `Abdallah, the leader of ISIS. That is one example. Are you concerned about fentanyl? I am, too. We were able to leverage FISA section 702 intelligence to identify a foreign actor overseas who was supplying a pill press machine and other equipment to drug cartels in Mexico to help thwart that fentanyl threat. Are you concerned about cyber threats? I am, too. FISA section 702 played an important role in the U.S. Government's response to a cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline back in 2021 and other cyber threats that have taken place since then. Are you concerned about threats to our troops? I am, too. FISA section 702 has identified threats to U.S. troops and disrupted planned terrorist attacks on those troops overseas in places like the Middle East, a U.S. facility, specifically in the Middle East. Section 702 was used to monitor communications as those terrorists traveled to execute those plans. We can't overstate the importance of 702, and I know you are concerned about the rights of the American people. I am, too. I am an American, just like you are. That is why there already is a warrant requirement in place. We are protecting U.S. persons.…”