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On the recordMarch 5, 2018
The President of the United States should have the power to appoint judges to the FISA Court. This would lead to a more ideologically diverse court, more transparency in oversight, and better FISA outcomes. Mr. Speaker, this isn't just my argument. It is the argument of the gentleman from California, the ranking member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; and this is the gentleman from California making that very argument on Russia Today. Here, YouTube has actually had to say: Russia Today is funded in whole or in part by the Russian Government. So my question is this, Mr. Speaker: If it is good enough for a bill to be filed by the gentleman from California in 2013, and if it is good enough to talk about it on Russia Today, why is it not good enough to give President Trump the very same powers that he wanted to give to President Obama? That is my question. I am waiting for an answer. ____________________
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Matt Gaetz
Republican · Florida

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