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Press ReleaseBipartisan2026-04-17

Senator Lee Publishes Bipartisan New York Times Op-Ed; Urges Protection of Americans’ Private Data against Warrantless Searches by Federal Government

Mike Lee
Mike Lee
RUT · Senator
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This press release from Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) was published on 2026-04-17 and titled "Senator Lee Publishes Bipartisan New York Times Op-Ed; Urges Protection of Americans’ Private Data against Warrantless S". It focuses on foreign policy.

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Senator Lee Publishes Bipartisan New York Times Op-Ed; Urges Protection of Americans’ Private Data against Warrantless Searches by Federal Government

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today published a bipartisan op-ed in The New York Times calling for protections against warrantless searches of Americans’ private digital data by the federal government. The article, penned by Senators Lee and Dick Durbin (D-IL), urges the passage of their Security and Freedom Enhancement (SAFE) Act to reform Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to stop the rampant abuse of FISA’s statutes to target and violate the rights of innocent Americans without a warrant.
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