Posted 4/12/2024, 7:44:00 PM
Conservatives Fume at GOP Over FISA Vote Defeat
- Hard-line conservatives furious at GOP colleagues who voted against warrant requirement for domestic surveillance
- Critics threaten to campaign against Republicans who opposed the amendment
- Amendment to require warrants failed in 212-212 tie vote, with many Republicans and Democrats voting "no"
- Despite criticism, underlying FISA reauthorization bill passed House easily in bipartisan vote
- Conservative rabble-rousers upset with Speaker Johnson's support for FISA renewal