Johnson: No amendments for FISA extension

Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he is not willing to add any amendments to a straight extension of a key spy powers law, as he tries to overcome a GOP hard-liner rebellion fueled by privacy concerns.

“It's going to be a clean extension," Johnson told reporters. "If we put amendments on it, it jeopardizes its passage. And it's far too important."

Johnson is preparing to push an 18-month extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act through the House Rules Committee this afternoon.