{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-statement-on-vote-in-opposition-to-intelligence-committees-fisa-legislation", "Wyden Statement on Vote in Opposition to Intelligence Committee’s FISA Legislation", "2013-10-31", "2013", "2013-10", "Democrat", "House", "OR", "Ron Wyden", "W000779", "www.wyden.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Thursday, October 31, 2013\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWashington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), a senior member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on legislation reported today by the Intelligence Committee. \u00a0\r\n\u201cMore and more Americans are saying that they refuse to give up their constitutionally guaranteed liberties for the appearance of security: the Intelligence committee has passed a bill that ignores this message. \u00a0 It maintains business as usual instead of ending the bulk collection of Americans\u2019 personal records, closing the back-door searches loophole that allows intelligence agencies to search for Americans\u2019 communications without a warrant, ending the government\u2019s reliance on secret surveillance law, and ensuring that courts can adequately review these authorities and the actions taken under them. \u00a0I advocated for these principles in the Intelligence Committee, but unfortunately the bill reported today remains far from anything that could be considered meaningful reform. \u00a0 \r\nInstead, the Senate Intelligence Committee approved a bill that would codify overbroad surveillance practices that infringe on the constitutional rights of law-abiding Americans without making America any safer. \u00a0I voted against this legislation in committee, and I will strenuously oppose any similar attempts to codify overreaching government surveillance.\"\u00a0\r\n \r\nThe bill reported today from Intelligence Cmte remains far from anything that could be considered meaningful reform http://t.co/6GEX67nqB2\r\n\u2014 Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) October 31, 2013", 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://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-statement-on-vote-in-opposition-to-intelligence-committees-fisa-legislation"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3259479310363531, "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"}