Ron Wyden: “I want to just give a shout-out to the tragic loss this week of Mike Enzi, a member of this committee.”

As Congress debates solutions to protect our privacy and civil liberties, the MITRE report could provide important information about how these cameras and other surveillance programs are already impacting Americans’ rights.

These unsung heroes deserve recognition for their tireless efforts to keep our communities safe and healthy, and I’m honored to be leading this effort in Congress.

This interpretation is wildly inconsistent with the longstanding treatment of other provisions that use identical or near-identical language.

The White House should make MITRE’s findings public as soon as possible.