{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221090917/http://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-release/fitzpatrick-judge%E2%80%99s-ruling-address%E2%80%99-nsa%E2%80%99s-constitutional-concerns", "Fitzpatrick: Judge\u2019s Ruling Address\u2019 NSA\u2019s Constitutional Concerns", "2013-12-16", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Michael Fitzpatrick", "F000451", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "LANGHORNE, PA \u2013 Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-8) released the following statement Monday regarding a federal judge\u2019s ruling that the National Security Agency\u2019s (NSA) phone surveillance program is \u201clikely unconstitutional\u201d under the Fourth Amendment:\n Today\u2019s ruling addressing the concerns I\u2019ve expressed about the constitutionality of the NSA\u2019s program in tracking and spying on law abiding Americans since the revelations this summer, and before.\nThe Fourth Amendment to the Constitution ensures citizens the right to be \u2018secure in their persons, houses papers and effects\u2026\u2019 \u2013 a right that is obviously being infringed on by the agency\u2019s dragnet data collection. This ruling is a step in the right direction when it comes to addressing these concerns. I will monitor this situation closely.\nAmericans deserve common sense reforms to the agency and its practices that empower law enforcement while still protecting the Constitutional rights of all people. Now, more than ever, we need a vote on the bipartisan, bicameral \u2018USA Freedom Act\u2019.\n \nFitzpatrick is a co-sponsor of the bipartisan USA Freedom Act [H.R. 3361] and has introduced legislation to defund the parts of the agency that overstep their legal and Constitutional boundaries.\nRead more about today\u2019s ruling HERE\n###\nCongressman Mike Fitzpatrick is serving his third term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He represents Pennsylvania\u2019s 8th district which includes all of Bucks County as well as a portion of Montgomery County. He serves as the Vice Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221090917/http://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-release/fitzpatrick-judge%E2%80%99s-ruling-address%E2%80%99-nsa%E2%80%99s-constitutional-concerns"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3221479021012783, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}