Wisconsin’s Sixth District Congressman is concerned that a program created in the 1970’s could expire soon.
Congressman Glenn Grothman is supporting the renewal of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) after it failed to be temporarily extended by Congress last week.
FISA allows the U.S. to monitor conversations to see if any terrorist action could happen in the future.
Rep. Grothman says FISA isn’t as strong as it used to be, but nonetheless, other state representatives don’t like it.
“I think the Democrats don’t want the program because they just don’t like President Trump,” he stated. “And there are about 15 Republicans who don’t like the program because they think it’s still too expansive.”
The Glenbeulah Republican voted to extend the program because of the War in Iran.
However, President Donald Trump said a peace deal had been reached with Iran over the weekend.
Rep. Grothman says he’s still concerned about the United States’ security.
“We have countries, and now particularly Iran, that’s very mad at us,” he explained. “We have these bad actors over there, Hezbollah and what have you, and I’m sure they would love to commit a terrorist attack on the United States.”
He also noted, “They are all very conscious of the fact that under normal circumstances we’re trying to monitor them listening on their communications and get a hold of their emails. And for the first time in many years, and something I think is completely irresponsible, we’re going to go without that program.”
Rep. Grothman also told SeehaferNews.com that he’s continuing to work with the White House on regulating marriage penalties.
