Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is not convinced Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence nominee, has reversed course on her previous opposition to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows the U.S. government to conduct surveillance on non-U.S. individuals outside the country, reported The Hill.
Gabbard, whose confirmation hearing is set for Thursday, can’t afford to lose Collins’ vote, as the Intelligence Committee has a 9-8 partisan split, meaning she can only afford to lose one Republican vote, assuming all Democrats vote against her.
“There are several questions I want to follow up on in the hearing,” Collins told The Hill, “because I want to hear her unpracticed responses.”
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