Tom Udall: “I wanted to start by stating that I know a lot of people look at us speaking on the floor and think, you know, well, why…”

“I wanted to start by stating that I know a lot of people look at us speaking on the floor and think, you know, well, why aren't they wearing masks? I saw Senator Schumer. He put on his mask after he finished his talk and left. I have my mask here. I just took it off. I am going to put it on after I finish speaking. You know the way this works. I wear this mask to protect you, and you wear a mask to protect me, and that is the way we protect each other in this pandemic. I don't think there is any doubt that wearing a mask saves lives, and that is how we are going to overcome in this pandemic. I see people around New Mexico all the time when I am back home wearing masks and really taking this pandemic seriously and taking our Governor's orders seriously. H.R. 6172 Mr. President, reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, is now before us. We have an opportunity to reform this statute, to protect both our constitutional rights and our security. In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, Congress hurriedly passed the PATRIOT Act and authorized extraordinarily broad authority to the Executive and the executive branch that threatened America's and Americans' privacy rights and liberty interests. In October 2001, I was 1 of 66 Members in the House of Representatives who voted against the PATRIOT Act.…”