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Thune Criticizes Changes To Patriot Act

Thune Criticizes Changes To Patriot Act

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Congress passed this week, and President Obama signed a major reform to the National Security Agency surveillance act. The “USA Freedom Act” would set tighter limits on the NSA and its ability to track phone and internet data.

South Dakota Senator John Thune says security agencies still need the ability to track potential terrorists…

 

Thune says he couldn’t support this version of the act…

 

Thune says there has been no case where an innocent party was tracked…

 

Thune says there was a lot of misinformation and distortions during the debate.

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