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Amodei Votes to Protect American Civil Liberties, End Bulk Data Collection by NSA

Statement

Date: May 13, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today voted in favor of H.R. 2048, the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015, which would end the National Security Agency's (NSA) bulk collection of telephone metadata under the USA Patriot Act, protect civil liberties, increase transparency of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and strengthen national security. Currently, the NSA is authorized to collect and store phone records, but not the content of calls made. The measure passed the House 338 to 88.

"Our liberties and our national security, the protection of which are central tenets of our Republic, should not be a zero-sum game," said Amodei. "The USA FREEDOM Act would undertake reforms to protect the privacy of law-abiding Americans while sharpening the focus on international terrorism. I am glad the House took sensible action on this fundamental issue and I urge my colleagues in the Senate to follow suit."


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