Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told CNN's Candy Crowley that telecommunication companies have not yet agreed to hold phone data and a bill might be needed for them to do so. Lawmakers have 90 days to act on President Obama's NSA data collection proposal.
Sen. Rand Paul R-KY is filing a law suit against the Obama administration over its controversial NSA policies.
Rep. Mike Rogers says "uncertainty" in NSA reforms is already having "an impact on our ability to protect Americans".
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on the NSA's secret surveillance program and whether the government is over-reaching.
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Get your daily scoop of what State of the Union is watching today, December 13, 2013.
1. Reining in the NSA. An outside review panel appointed by President Obama is recommending changes in the way the National Security Agency conducts surveillance. Among the panel's 46 recommendation, is a call to end the mass storage of Americans' phone records by the government. The group instead wants to see that information turned over to and kept by private third-parties. The review panel also wants greater judicial review and more public transparency of NSA actions. Both President Obama and the NSA have been under fire since Edward Snowden leaked documents detailing the wide scope of the agency's snooping. The President is expected to announce a series of reforms in the way the NSA does business in January.
Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) discusses recent reports of U.S. spying of allied leaders.
Rogers told Candy Crowley today in an exclusive interview that the U.S. and its European counterparts, including Germany, are still close friends and allies but that necessary information must be collected because, “sometimes our friends have relationships with our adversaries.” Rogers also said that European nations need to have “a better oversight structure” and if they did, “they would be enlightened to find out what their intelligence services may or may not be doing.”
Congressman Chris Van Hollen says the Patriot Act and FISA law should be changed.
Rep. Clyburn said Sunday that the NSA should not have a "blank check" when it comes to government surveillance.