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Members of Congress Call for Special Counsel Investigation into NSA Domestic Spying After Being Refu

Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072, kyra.jennings@mail.house.gov

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) and 17 other Members of Congress sent a letter to President Bush calling on him to appoint a Special Counsel to investigate reports that the National Security Agency conducted warrantless surveillance on U.S. persons in violation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Lofgren Correspondence on Homeland Security Committee Oversight of NSA Warrentless Surveillance Prog

The Honorable Robert Simmons
Chairman, Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment
Committee on Homeland Security
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Mr. Chairman:

It appears that we have a profound disagreement about what our Subcommittee should do by way of oversight of the NSA’s warrantless surveillance program or programs. I think we should engage in vigorous oversight. So far you have failed to arrange for oversight of this or these NSA programs.

Lofgren Raises NSA Oversight Concerns at Two Hearings

Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072, kyra.jennings@mail.house.go

— Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today raised her concern with the lack of congressional oversight of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) domestic wiretapping of Americans without warrants during hearings of both the House Homeland Security and Judiciary Committees.

Lofgren Raises NSA Oversight Concerns at Two Hearings

Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072, kyra.jennings@mail.house.gov

— Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today raised her concern with the lack of congressional oversight of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) domestic wiretapping of Americans without warrants during hearings of both the House Homeland Security and Judiciary Committees.

Rep. Lofgren Calls Hearing “Lost Opportunity” for NSA Eavesdropping Investigation

Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072, kyra.jennings@mail.house.gov

— Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), Ranking Member on the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, delivered the following opening statement today at the hearing, “Protection of Privacy: DHS Intelligence Enterprise”:

Rep. Lofgren Says Republican 527 “Reform” is Embarrassment

Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072, kyra.jennings@mail.house.gov

— Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) offered the following statement today on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 513, the 527 Reform Act of 2005: