Then policy counsel for the group demand progress. Telling about the efforts to limit Group Surveillance under the fisa act. Pres. Trump i have great relationships with actually many senators but in particular with most republican senators. And i am not going to blame myself, i will be honest. Host that was President Trump yesterday at the white house before hosting Mitch Mcconnell for a private lunch. He then held a press event in the rose garden. We are nearly nine months into the Trump Administration. The republican controlled house and senate has yet to achieve a major legislative victory. As the calendar creeps towards 2018, we are asking our viewers who you think is responsible for the lack of legislative maneuvers. Or republicans, 2027488001 for democrats, 2027488000. For independents, 2027488002. You can also chime in on it twitter and facebook. We want to hear from you this morning about who you think is responsible for the stalled agenda. As can start calling in now we show y
Surveillance with the fisa inin particular we have sean vitka from demand progress so remind our viewers what demand progress is and your action what they do and how they are related. It is to arms so demand progress is part of the same arm. What is the work you are involved in . I served as counsel across the country we are active on that neutrality and surveillance issues in particular mass surveillance something we have dedicated time to. Remind us to where it comes from. Section seven 02 is the of fisa amendment that passed in 2008 to allow for the programmatic surveillance of targets intended for those other overseas and not u. S. Persons but today the debate is americans that are swept up in a surveillance we know it is a large number and what people will bader except that. Why dont we know the exact youll remember we have from the government comes from 2011 with 250 Million Communications per year. So the reason weav dont have a cleaner never so those number of americans that ar