Al Franken actually said...

Senator Franken's bill would take important steps to increase the transparency of government requests for information.

Indeed, in the Bates FISA Court decision in 2011, NSA had been violating its authority, right?

It is very important that the users of our services understand that we are stewards of their data, we hold it responsibly, we treat it with ...

There is no question that the American people need more information about these programs.