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AND I REALLY DO NOT WANT TO
DISCUSS IT FURTHER.
>> ALL RIGHT, WE WILL LEAVE IT
THERE IN TERMS OF THE NSA.
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> THE PRESIDENT HAS SAID WHAT
HE WANTS IS A BILL THAT WILL
TAKE THE STORAGE OF NSA PHONE
DATA, WHAT NUMBER CALLED WHAT
NUMBER FOR HOW LONG AND WHERE,
AND LEAVE IT WITH THE PHONE
COMPANIES.
AND THEN REQUIRE A FISA WARRANT
FOR THE FEDS TO ASK FOR THAT
INFORMATION.
BOTH OF THOSE THINGS ARE ALL
RIGHT WITH YOU AND HOW SOON.
>> WELL, LET ME COMMENT ON THEM.
IN THE FIRST PLACE, THE HOUSE
HAS A BILL IT IS PASSING TO DO
SOME OF THAT.
THE PRESIDENT HAS SAID HE WOULD
SEND US A BILL AND I HOLD HIM TO
THIS WORD BECAUSE IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT THAT WE RECEIVE BILL
LANGUAGE AS TO EXACTLY WHAT THE
ADMINISTRATION INTENDS.
HERE IS THE ISSUE.
THE ISSUE IS WHETHER THE
TELECTE
TELECOMS, ALL OF THEM WERE
WILLING TO HOLD THE BILL.
THEY WERE PROVIDED LIABILITY
IMMUNITY --
>> SO IF SOMEONE IS SPIED ON
THEY'RE NOT HELD --
>> THAT IS CORRECT, THAT IS ONE
THING.
WHAT THE PRESIDENT IS PROPOSING
IS THAT DATA ONLY BE HELD FOR 18
MONTHS INSTEAD OF FIVE YEARS.
THAT IS A GOOD SUGGESTION, THAT
THE NUMBER -- IF I WERE THE
PRINCIPAL TERRORIST CALLING YOU
IN THE UNITED STATES, THAT IS
ONE HOP, THE HOPS WOULD BE HELD
TO TWO AS OPPOSED TO THREE.
THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION, THE
QUESTION COMES WHETHER THE BILL
WILL BE PASSED.
IT IS VERY CONTROVERSIAL.
THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT
VIEWS RIGHT NOW.
CAN PEOPLE COME TOGETHER TO PASS
A BILL?
THE PROGRAM ITSELF, SUN SET,
NEXT YEAR, WHETHER WE TAKE
ACTION REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
I AM OPEN TO THAT ACTION.
MY CONCERN HAS BEEN AND LET ME
STATE IT VERY CLEARLY THAT IF
THIS IS HELD BY A LARGE NUMBER
OF TELECOMS WITH THEIR PEOPLE
DOING THE ACTUAL QUERING, WITH
THE PRIVATE CONTROLLED, WITH THE
VETTED PEOPLE AT THE NATIONAL
SECURITY AGENCY WHO ARE
SUPERVISED AND WATCHED WITH
EVERYTHING THEY DO HERE, THE
FINAL ELEMENT THAT I THINK IS A
POSITIVE ELEMENT THAT WOULD COME