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Let me stress the threat we face from China in particular.

At this moment, when China is ramping up its efforts to spy on Americans,

we should not. We must not blind ourselves to that threat by allowing 702 to expire.

The bottom line is that Section 702 gives us the intelligence that's necessary

for us to stay one step ahead of our adversaries, and we cannot afford to let it lapse.

So, it is time to sound the alarm.

We must act with urgency, and that is why I'm here today.

I'm Benjamin Wittis, and this is the LawFair podcast March 1st, 2023.

Matthew Olson, the Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division,

gave yesterday a major address at the Brookings Institution.

He talked about FISA 702, the section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

that allows US intelligence authorities to collect against targets reasonably believe to be overseas

when their signals pass through the United States.

The provision comes up for reauthorization this year, and Olson argued that it is imperative

that Congress act to reauthorize it. He gives a speech, and then he has a lengthy Q&A with me

and with the live audience at the Brookings Institution.

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