,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ac1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,gre5e ( ,georgia 7= h]self & ,mr4     
,massie7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y1 & 9 addition to ! ,p]man5t   
,select ,committee on ,intellig5ce1 = a 
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,,resolution        
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t    
%\ld drop all *>ges aga9/ ,edw>d ,sn[d54
  ,:]eas1 dur+ a ,s5ate he>+ on ,m>*    
#ab1 #bjac1 ,james ,clapp]1 !n-,director
 ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 0 que/ion$ by
 ,s5ator ,ron ,wyd51 & 0 ask$ :e!r !    
,national ,security ,ag5cy collected any
 type ( data at all on millions1 or     
hundr$s ( millions ( ,am]icans1 to :i*  
,clapp] repli$ ,no1 sir1 & add$ n       
witt+ly1 a response he lat] admitt$ 0   
cle>ly errone\s2 ,:]eas1 9 ,june #bjac1 

,edw>d ,sn[d5 disclos$ to a selective   
gr\p ( j\rnali/s ,national ,security    
,ag5cy docum5ts expos+ t bulk collection
 ( ,am]icans' telephone records f       
telecommunications provid]s by !        
intellig5ce community 0 occurr+2 ,:]eas1
 on ,june #ba1 #bjac1 ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,ju/ice unseal$ *>ges aga9/ ,edw>d      
,sn[d5 = violat+ sections #gic7;d7 &    
#gih7;a77#c7 ( ! ,espionage ,act & !ft (
 gov]nm5t prop]ty "u section #fda (     
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 ,:]eas1 
on ,janu>y #bc1 #bjad1 ! ,privacy &     
,civil ,lib]ties ,ov]sight ,bo>d's      
report on ! ,national ,security ,ag5cy's
 telephone records program f\nd no      
in/ance 9 :i* ! program directly        
contribut$ to ! discov]y ( a previ\sly  
unkn[n t]rori/ plot or ! disruption ( a 
t]rori/ attack & t ! program            
significantly ?reat5$ & violat$ !       
con/itutional rights ( ! ,am]ican p2    
,:]eas1 on ,may #g1 #bjae1 ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,c\rt ( ,appeals = ! ,second     
,circuit rul$ t section #bae ( !        

,patriot ,act did n au?orize ! bulk     
collection ( telephone records & !re=e  
su* collection 0 unlawful2 ,:]eas1 on   
,septemb] #b1 #bjbj1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,c\rt ( ,appeals = ! ,n9? ,circuit rul$ 
! ,national ,security ,ag5cy's telephone
 records bulk collection program illegal
 & possibly uncon/itutional "u ! ,f\r?  
,am5dm5t2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt (
 ,appeals = ! ,n9? ,circuit f\nd !      
telephone records bulk collection       
program did n play a pivotal role 9 any 
t]rorism inve/igations2 ,:]eas ^?       
involv$ 9 ! collection ( ,am]icans'     
telephone records h yet to be held      
acc\ntable = _! illegal actions1 fur!r  
increas+ ! dang] ( cont9u$ gov]nm5t     
ov]rea* & abuse ( civil lib]ties2 &     
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t mu/    
protect :i/lebl[]s :o expose illegal &  
uncon/itutional acts ( abuse )9 our     
gov]nm5t3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is !    
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t--    
7#a7 ! ,national ,security ,ag5cy's bulk
 collection telephone records program 0 

illegal & uncon/itutional2  7#b7 ,edw>d 
,sn[d5's disclosure ( ?is program to    
j\rnali/s 0 9 ! public int]e/2 &  7#c7 !
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %\ld drop all *>ges   
aga9/ ,edw>d ,sn[d54