1/ Yesterday, @SenMikeLee and I introduced two bipartisan bills to extend certain FISA surveillance authorities that expire later this week, March 15. These would keep Americans safe AND create new civil liberties protections.
2/ Our first bill – S. 3421 , USA FREEDOM of 2020 – includes broad reforms like revoking the NSA’s bulk collection program and increasing transparency and oversight of numerous surveillance authorities.
3/ Finding a reform bill that satisfies a majority of legislators can take time. That’s why we also introduced a short 3 month extension of the FISA authorities that is, critically, coupled with significant reform of the FISA amicus curiae process (S. 3420).
4/ If we cannot secure larger reforms now, I am hopeful we can pass this targeted reform with a short extension, as Sen. Lee and I, and others, continue to fight for the comprehensive FISA reform Americans deserve.
