Congress passes $886B defense bill, OKs warrantless spy authority...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : The law would raise the defense budget by 3% from the previous year and extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act -- a controversial intelligence-gathering authority that allows for warrantless monitoring of non-US citizens -- until April 19.Section 702 has split the Republican conference -- with members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Judiciary Committee passing dueling bills to reform the law, which was set to expire at the end of December.
44% : "Passing the NDAA enables us to hold the line against Russia, stand firm against the Chinese Communist Party and ensure America's defenses remain state of the art at all times.
41% : House Republicans will take up the fight in the new year, as members seek to balance privacy concerns for US citizens and the ability for federal law enforcement to thwart potential terror attacks or crimes.

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