John Rutherford: “I thank the gentleman for yielding. It is good to stand with him on this very important topic. Mr. Speaker, I have to…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. It is good to stand with him on this very important topic. Mr. Speaker, I have to tell you, I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 4639, which is the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act included in the rule before us today. I have to tell you, I am standing shoulder to shoulder here. Although you don't see them, every major law enforcement agency in this country is standing with me in this opposition. The Fraternal Order of Police, Major County Sheriffs of America, Major Cities Chiefs Association, National Association of Police Organizations, National Sheriffs' Association, and the list goes on. I am disappointed to say that the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act truly is one of the most antipolice bills I have seen since I have been in Congress. No one's Fourth Amendment rights are being bought. No one's Fourth Amendment rights are being sold. No one's Fourth Amendment rights are being violated. This bill will simply block law enforcement from accessing open- source, commercially available, lawfully collected data that can help them solve crimes. It can help them develop probable cause. Google and Facebook can access this data. The Chinese can access this data. Cartels and criminals can access this data. But we are not going to let the police access this data. Now, my advocates will say: Private citizens and foreign adversaries can't put you in jail. Well, that may be true. Some of them can actually do worse to you.…”