06.02.15

Sullivan Votes in Support of USA FREEDOM Act

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today after voting in favor of H.R. 2048, the USA FREEDOM Act, which passed the U.S. Senate on a vote of 67-32.

“Alaskans sent me to Washington to fight federal overreach, regardless of program or agency, and to protect the privacy of Alaskans,” said Senator Sullivan.  “While my highest priority as U.S. Senator is protecting Americans – it must be done within the parameters of the law. A recent federal court of appeals held that a program executed under FISA provisions was operating outside of those parameters.  After reviewing that opinion, in addition to relevant federal laws and other court opinions, I had serious concerns that the NSA’s bulk data collection was operating outside of the law. With that in mind, I was proud to cast my vote in support of the USA FREEDOM Act – legislation that will end the collection of bulk data by the federal government, while continuing to keep the public safe from growing national security threats.”

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