WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to President Trump’s threat to veto the USA FREEDOM Act Reauthorization Act, H.R. 6172, and the subsequent withdrawal of the bill from consideration in the House, Jason Pye, FreedomWorks' Vice President of Legislative Affairs, commented:

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Monday, the ACLU, Demand Progress, and FreedomWorks released a coalition letter with over 50 organizations signing that demands that House leadership add language to require a warrant for accessing Americans’ internet search and browser history to the FISA reauthorization bill that was sent to them by the Senate. Jason Pye, FreedomWorks' Vice President of Legislative Affairs, commented:

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Following the passage - by an overwhelming bipartisan majority - of an amendment sponsored by Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) to increase the involvement of amici curiae in FISA court proceedings and to require that the government disclose exculpatory evidence in such proceedings, Jason Pye, FreedomWorks' Vice President of Legislative Affairs, commented:

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Ahead of an expected vote in the Senate on amendments to reform expired FISA surveillance authorities, a coalition of over 30 groups from across the political spectrum, led by FreedomWorks, Demand Progress, and the ACLU, joined together on a letter to the Senate demanding strong reforms to protect their constituents’ civil liberties.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the deal reached by the Senate to extend the recently expired Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorities for another 75 days, Jason Pye, FreedomWorks’ Vice President of Legislative Affairs, commented:

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This afternoon, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) offered a series of proposals on the floor of the Senate to allow votes on a number of bi-partisan amendments to the USA Freedom Reauthorization Act, H.R. 6172. Each request was promptly objected to and blocked by Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), the Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Jason Pye, FreedomWorks’ Vice President of Legislative Affairs, commented: