Mike Johnson looks to navigate spy powers fight ahead of GOP fireworks

'If our bill fails, we will be faced with an impossible choice,' Johnson told Republicans.

Share on linkedin on the floor in the coming days, House Speaker Mike Johnson also faces a tough fight on reauthorizing Section 702 of the

"t is continuously abused by state agencies to broadly spy on Americans. The FISA reform bill needs to be amended to place restrictions on the FBI and create transparency through the FISA process," Rep. Russ Fulcher told Axios.— who are confident the amendment will fail — argue that warrant rules would hinder the ability to monitor threats in real time.

Johnson — on rocky ground with conservatives following the passage of two government funding packages — is selling the bill by noting it includes language to curb domestic surveillance.

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