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Ruppersberger: Congress Must Examine National Security Collection Programs, Consider Amendments to Law

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Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger joined 153 Members of the House Democratic Caucus in sending the following letter to President Barack Obama last week following the consideration of the Amash-Conyers amendment, which would have restricted the operations of the National Security Agency. The letter calls on President Obama to work with Congress to examine the operations of…

RM Ruppersberger Statement in Support of Amendment #147 (DOD Appropriations Act)

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I rise in support of the Nugent amendment. This Amendment strongly reaffirms that in America, privacy and security can—and must—co-exist. This Amendment states in no uncertain terms that the Government cannot use Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, FISA, to intentionally target an American for surveillance.  This important amendment also reaffirms…