Friend,

The corporate press and establishment pundits complained nonstop in 2023 about the “do-nothing” Congress.

If only we were so lucky.

The reality is that congressional leaders passed a lot of terrible, anti-liberty legislation in 2023, and they hope to pass even more in 2024!

They also did their customary year-end can-kicking, with both the House and Senate voting to extend current-level funding for some programs and agencies through January 19 and the rest through February 2, and voting to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA 702) through April 19.

Congress reconvenes the second week of January, and we don’t want you to be surprised when congressional leaders try to pull a fast one on the American people by ramming through more federal spending and unconstitutional surveillance under the guise of bipartisan “compromise.”

The speaker of the House and Senate majority leader understand well that these arbitrary congressional deadlines create an environment ripe for exploitation.

Establishment politicians and lobbyists regularly use “must pass” bills to sneak through unrelated (and often controversial) provisions that likely couldn’t pass on their own – at least not without a lot of publicity, scrutiny, and criticism.

But we’ll be watching them closely and reporting back on all their schemes and plans.

We’ll be paying especially close attention to what happens with FISA 702.

This notorious spying program – which in practice results in the vast collection and warrantless searches of Americans’ communications and other data – was set to expire at the end of 2023, but Congress extended it for four months by slipping its reauthorization into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

That means early 2024 will likely include debate on whether and how to reform this surveillance program as part of a longer-term reauthorization of FISA 702.

We’ll have a lot more to say about the surveillance debate in the weeks ahead, but out of the bills currently in circulation, the most pro-liberty one by far is the Government Surveillance Reform Act (S. 3234/H.R. 6262).

And there’s much more we’ll be watching, from how Speaker Mike Johnson runs the House, to the Treasury Department’s attempts to expand its reporting and surveillance regime to thwart currency competition, to debates about free speech and Section 230 – not to mention how our elected officials are coming down on these issues.

We’ll have our eyes on all of it.

But we can’t do it without the help and support of allies like you.

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There’s a lot going on in 2024, but we’ll be ready. With your help, we’ll be the most active and effective source for the American people on the issues discussed above and more.

Thanks so much for your support.

In liberty,

The Team
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