Congresswoman Victoria Spartz announced on Apr. 14 that she will hold a live policy discussion on X Spaces this Thursday, April 16, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The event, titled “FISA Reauthorization: How Much Surveillance Is Too Much?”, will feature former Congressman Matt Gaetz and Jake Laperruque, a policy expert from the Center for Democracy and Technology.
The discussion aims to address ongoing debates surrounding Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which was enacted in 2008 following the events of September 11. According to Spartz’s office, Section 702 allows targeting of non-U.S. persons outside the United States for foreign intelligence purposes but has faced criticism due to identified violations by the FISA Court and concerns over data collection involving U.S. citizens.
Audience members will have an opportunity to participate in a question-and-answer session during the live briefing by joining through Rep. Spartz’s official page on X (@RepSpartz) at the time of the event.
Victoria Spartz is currently serving in Congress as representative for Indiana’s Fifth District after replacing Susan Brooks in 2021 according to her biography. She has served in this role since that year and previously held office in the Indiana Senate from 2017 until 2020 as reported by Congress.gov.
Born in Nosivka, Ukraine, Spartz is now forty-four years old and resides in Noblesville according to her official congressional biography. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Kyiv National Economic University in 2000 as stated by Wikipedia.
The upcoming conversation follows a previous public forum hosted by Spartz about national debt issues.