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Our judgment about the government holding the data is that the primary danger of the 215 telephony metadata program is not if it is used only in the way in which its use is authorized, but that it leaves sitting out there a huge amount of…
The most important responsibility of government is to protect our national security, while at the same time preserving our civil liberties.
What worries me about the suggestion that we impose a judicial process on NSLs is that it would actually make it harder for us to do national security investigations than bank fraud investigations.
One of the things that I am concerned about is that we not rebuild the wall that exists between our law enforcement and national security communities before September 11th.
We have not uncovered any official efforts to suppress dissent or any intent to intrude into people's private lives without legal justification.
The U.S. Government should no longer hold the metadata, but data should be held by either the companies or a third party.
is this an appropriate question for the courts to determine or should Congress legislate and settle this area of law?
I believe that a making available right is engrained in our current statute as an essential part of our copyright framework.
I think what he is getting at is what are some of the challenges that your offices face in conducting audits.
I think it is too easy to sit there and pound one agency because they had an exorbitant conference at the expense of all the other agencies.
What are the consequences if an agency does not follow your guidance?
I do not mind you making me pay some extra taxes. I just do not want you to waste our money.
Mr. Speaker, as a proud member of the Brooklyn Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, it is my deepest honor to extend warm wishes to my sorority on our 101st Founders Day. Established on January 13, 1913, by 22 young…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Las Vegas (Mr. Horsford) for his leadership and guidance during this CBC Special Order. Today I rise to support the extension of emergency unemployment benefits. Since 2008, both parties have come…