NSA Limits After Snowden Disclosures to Be Debated in U.S. House
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The fallout from Edward Snowden’s disclosures of top-secret surveillance programs is reaching the floor of the U.S. House through debate over proposals to restrict the National Security Agency.
The discussion, to be limited to 30 minutes as soon as today, is being pushed by Representative Justin Amash, a Michigan Republican. His proposal to limit the NSA’s use of funds to collect data on telephone calls made by U.S. citizens is opposed by House leaders and the Obama administration.