US Lawmakers to Debate Proposed Intelligence Reforms

A U.S. lawmaker says the data collection practices of the National Security Agency will be the focus of a congressional hearing next month. The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Democrat Patrick Leahy, says the already embattled U.S. National Security Agency will be subjected to further scrutiny when lawmakers return to Washington in January. Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press program, Leahy said the committee will review a presidential panel’s recommendations for overhauling...

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