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Rubio Comments On Expiration of Patriot Act Provisions

May 31, 2015 | Press Releases

Washington, D.C.– U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), a member of the Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement regarding the expiration of Patriot Act provisions:
 
“The national security laws and programs implemented after the 9/11 terrorist attacks have been the cornerstone of our country’s protection since that infamous day. Programs like the Section 215 metadata program, which lapsed this evening, have received vigorous congressional and judicial oversight and have allowed us to thwart terrorist plots.
 
“After tonight there is no guarantee that U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies will have all the tools they need to protect the American people in the face of a growing terrorist threat. Allowing any of these programs to expire is a mistake, but that’s what is happening as a consequence of the reckless spreading of misinformation and political posturing.‎ Our country is now poised to be less safe and Americans at greater risk from growing terrorist threats.”