Friend,
 
I hope that you and your family are doing well during these turbulent times. Although the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the loss of George Floyd, and the ensuing destruction in the Twin Cities has captured the attention of the nation, I wanted to send you an update on an issue that has always been extremely important to me: protecting Americans' privacy.
 
A few weeks ago, Democratic leadership in the House was set to vote on provisions pertaining to the extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and domestic surveillance programs. I believe that Congress has a responsibility to protect our privacy and our Fourth Amendment rights, and I had concerns that the safeguards needed to protect Minnesotans from warrantless domestic surveillance were lacking in that legislation. I was one of 60 Republicans in the House of Representatives to oppose similar legislation in March, and I opposed this most recent bill as well since it failed to protect against warrantless surveillance and collection of our personal information, including our internet browsing history.
 
I have consistently opposed the warrantless surveillance of American citizens, including in November of last year when House Democrats voted to extend three authorities that were, at the time, set to expire in December of 2019. Included in these authorities was Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act which permits the NSA’s Call Detail Records program for both personal and business communications and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to obtain secret warrants. As recent abuses of FISA authorities have come to light, I remain concerned about the serious infringements these programs have on Americans’ privacy.
 
As long as I am representing Minnesota’s sixth district in D.C., I remain committed to protecting all of our rights, especially those guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment.
 
For Minnesota,