Initial Statement on RISAA Passage in the Senate

The disappointments of this evening’s votes cannot hide the momentum of a civil liberties coalition that won enhanced oversight of the FBI, and reduced the next reauthorization from five years to two. We made the forces of the status quo fight on warrant requirements, whittling them down to a tie vote, despite the vociferous opposition of the administration. The growing momentum of the surveillance reform coalition reflects the 80 percent support of the American people for warrants. We’ve got the momentum and we will be back.