(Washington, DC) – Today Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) issued the following statement on his vote against extending expiring provisions of the PATRIOT Act (S.990).

“I believe that national security and the protection of our freedoms in this country are on equal footing. Allowing the federal government to conduct wiretaps and domestic surveillance without rigorous oversight provides the government too much authority. We cannot endlessly reauthorize this program without addressing its impacts on our civil liberties,” said Heller.

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