He also seized the opportunity to urge the Congress to act soon on changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance act, which dates from the 1970s, predating cell phones and the Internet.

他也借此机会强迫国会尽快实施外国情报监视法，这项法案起始于20世纪70年代，比手机和网络还早。

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