Kevin Yoder
The Public Record
Most Americans have no idea that a law written 29 years ago allows the government to open their old emails without probable cause.
The 180-days loophole is a longstanding problem with a simple, bipartisan, broadly popular, noncontroversial solution at the ready.
The Email Privacy Act has 304 cosponsors in the House--a bipartisan, veto-proof supermajority of Members of this body.
It is impossible to square a lower standard of evidence for emails older than 180 days with the Constitution's 4th amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure.
I urge the committee to resist these efforts to undermine the bill for several reasons.
It is hard to read. And if the allegations in this are correct, it is a really sad testament to the programs that are being authorized by Congress.
It sounds like Congress needs to be more engaged in this and maybe be more direct about what the public expects to happen with their tax dollars.
I am interested in our investment in wheat quality labs and, in particular, what the future holds for grain research.





