12/24/13 - Livingston Countyâs voice in Congress spoke out recently about what he says are the continued challenges facing the National Security Agency. Congressman Mike Rogers continues to defend the NSA bulk data collection program in the wake of the release of a report commissioned by the White House that called for a number of changes. A recommendation in the report was that the data, which Rogers says does not involve personal information, be held by private companies rather than the government. Rogers, a Howell Republican who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, told ABC's "This Week With George Stephanopoulosâ that there were some good things in the report but others he felt were of concern. But he said itâs an important step to actually debate the same set of data points and how information is accessed. On the question of amnesty for former NSA contractor Edward Snowden who made the NSA collection program public, Rogers said he should return to the United States to face charges for the leaks. A link to the complete video is posted below. (JM/JK)
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