Dear Mr. Dailey,
Thank you for contacting me with your concerns about government surveillance programs and reform proposals, including S. 1631, the FISA Improvements Act and S. 1599, the USA FREEDOM Act. Your input is important to me, and I appreciate the time you took to share your thoughts.
As you know, in June 2013, it was reported that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been collecting metadata on domestic phone calls. Over the next several months, other classified surveillance programs were disclosed. These programs, which operate under federal law and executive, legislative, and judicial oversight, are designed to focus on protecting our nation from foreign threats, including terrorism, not on domestic surveillance.