Further ensuring that individuals privacy isnt properly protected without sacrificing operational effectiveness. To that end, we support the usa freedom act as an effective means of addressing the concerns that have been raised about the impact of our activities while preserving the authorities we need for National Security. We are urge this committee to give the house bill serious consideration as expeditiously as possible, consistent with this committees elaborations. We are ready to work with the senate to clarify language in the bill as necessary. In closing, we appreciate the committees leadership, in particular your support over the past year in considering issues related to our intelligence collection activities and privacy and Civil Liberties issues. We also appreciate your support for the men and women working throughout the Intelligence Community that includes the nsa, that remained dedicated to keeping our nation safe and protecting our privacy, and to have upheld the oath b
Officials from the department of Homeland Security, the fbi and the office of the director of National Intelligence testified. This is an hour and 45 minutes. We will hear from the department of Homeland Security about how they can best keep america safe and from those who would seek to carry out deadly attacks against our country and its people. We also hear about actors in cyberspace who want to drain our bank accounts, shut down our fragile systems, our electric grid, steal our identical identifiable information as well as the r d that will enable american businesses and the military to remain preeminent in the world. Accessing these everchanging broad threats and making sure government continues to hone its ability to stop is a toprated for this committee particularly as we approach another 9 11 anniversary. This year hearing takes on added significance as our nation confronts a growing terrorist threat in iraq and syria. As we sit here today are here today or militaries engage in
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Mr. Murphy mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from connecticut. Mr. Murphy if were in a quorum call, i ask that it bees dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Murphy i ask seven unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during todays session of the senate. They have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. I ask unanimous consent these requests be agreed to and that these requests be printed in the record. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Murphy thank you, madam president. Last week, the house of representatives voted for the 53rd time to repeal or undermine all or aspects of the Affordable Care act. This is beginning to be a broken record. I was in the house of representatives for a period of time, so i got the privilege on voting on 30 or 40 of those different pieces of legislation. Republicans, of course, shut down the government a year ago because of their pique over the Health Care Law. There are those that still h
For the purposes of getting on top of this and working with all of you, my question today is how many of these warrantless searches for Americans Communications have been conducted under section 702 . For you, mr. Ledgett. July, senator wyden thank you, senator wyden. The searches under the onlyment, section 702, are conducted under unlawfully acquired data and under approved procedures. The searches are not just conducted by nsa. They involve other agencies as well. We have provided, as you know, detailed information to the committee on the background on this, and we will work with the to and the rest of the ic provide information to you. So, when will i get an answer to the question . It is a specific question. The director admitted to me in a letter that the wireless searches are taking place that the war and this searches are taking place, and i am asking how many warrantless searches are taking place, and i am asking how many . I would like it within two weeks. Yes, sir. Can we ha