Up until about an hour ago when the USA Freedom Act passed, the government in getting information about the general public was unfettered, warrantless gathering of information of the public.
Steve Lynch
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Stephen Francis Lynch is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 8th congressional district since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Lynch has focused on issues such as healthcare, labor rights, and economic development throughout his tenure. He has been an advocate for working families and has worked to secure funding for various projects in his district.
I thank the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee for including the Lynch-Boustany Amendment in this en bloc amendment. This amendment would add the text of the bill, H.R. 995, the ``Veterans Day Moment of Silence…
One of the problems I have is that this introduces a Federal standard and it takes out the States.
This would be a complete obliteration. This would be--just total preemption so you will have one standard.
Massachusetts happens to have a very robust consumer protection privacy framework that I think will be harmed.
I actually think if we are going to look at new legislation, and I think we need to, we look at the authorizing statute for Inspectors General because the side deal between the FBI and the EPA to shut out the Inspector General is…
Maybe it is coming to a point where we just stop all the funding going over there, and that is the way we solve this.
Thank you for holding this hearing to examine the recent audit reports issued by the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction.
With the amount of money we are spending over there, it is a disgrace that we don't have an accountable system.
detecting and disrupting the flow of funding to terrorist groups is a crucial part of our fight against terrorism.
The way ISIL, or Da'ish, is configured is qualitatively different than what we have been dealing with in the past with al Qaeda and Hezbollah.
We have some real trust issues there, and I am glad you spoke to that issue.





