USA FREEDOM Act
Benjamin Franklin once said that those who would sacrifice liberty in the name of security deserve neither. I agree, which is why I am partnering with my colleagues across the aisle and in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass comprehensive legislation to reform domestic surveillance laws and the secret surveillance court. The bipartisan, bicameral USA FREEDOM Act – which mirrors legislation I introduced in September – would rein in the dragnet collection of phone records, provide safeguards for warrantless wiretapping under the FISA Amendments Act and create a constitutional advocate to protect privacy rights in cases before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. These steps are essential for protecting national security along with our privacy rights, as well as for reestablishing Americans’ trust in the intelligence community.
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