Press Releases
Lee Commends House Passage of the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015
May 14, 2015
With the House’s passage of the USA FREEDOM Act today, the American people are one step closer to having their core civil liberties protected from unconstitutional government surveillance under the USA PATRIOT Act.
Lee Leads Colloquy on USA Freedom Act, Receives Support from Lynch, Clapper, White House
May 12, 2015
WASHINGTON—Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) lead a colloquy regarding the USA Freedom Act on the Senate floor. Bill co-author Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and co-sponsors Senator Dean Heller (R-NV), Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), and Senator Richard Bloomenthal participated and shared their support.
Lee, Leahy REAX On Circuit Court Ruling On NSA’s Phone Surveillance Program
May 7, 2015
The dragnet collection of Americans’ phone records is unnecessary and ineffective, and now a federal appellate court has found that the program is illegal. Congress should not reauthorize a bulk collection program that the court has found to violate the law.
Lee Reacts to Circuit Court Ruling On The NSA’s Data Collection Program
May 7, 2015
WASHINGTON—Today, Senator Lee issued the following statement after a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals found that the National Security Agency’s (NSA) bulk collection of Americans’ phone records goes beyond what is authorized under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act.
