House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is still working to try to secure enough votes to advance an extension of a government surveillance program opposed by several GOP members.
A scheduled afternoon procedural vote on reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has been delayed as GOP leaders continue negotiations with the Republican holdouts.
Earlier Thursday, Johnson told reporters that leadership was “very close” to coming to an agreement with the holdouts.
“We’re building consensus, and I’m very optimistic we’ll get there,” Johnson said.
Several options have been floated as possible solutions, including 60-day, 12-month, and 18-month extensions, all of which have been proposed to give Republicans more time to work out reforms to FISA.
Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) told the Washington Examiner that during a late-night House Freedom Caucus meeting on Wednesday, a short-term extension of 60 days was discussed with GOP leadership to give the conference time to “hash
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