WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss will be among a select group of lawmakers meeting with President Barack Obama on Thursday at the White House to discuss reforms of the nation's intelligence apparatus, inspired by the Edward Snowden leaks.
The Georgia Republican will be part of a meeting reported by National Journal with top House members and senators from both parties on the Intelligence and Judiciary committees to discuss how Obama plans to change the nation's spying programs.
A closed-door hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee today also will feature testimony from the authors of a White House-commissioned independent review of NSA programs.
Chambliss, the Intelligence Committee's top Republican, told us in December that he did not agree with all of the outside review's recommendations:
"There will be probably more transparency, particularly on [bulk collection of phone records] as it applies to U.S. persons, but also the commission did recognize the value of [the collection] and we'll look forward to working with the White House to incorporate possible ideas that came from the commission and at the same time reject recommendations that make it less effective."
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