MEEKS, MURPHY, DIAZ-BALART URGE ADMINISTRATION TO REFORM SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS, INCREASE OVERSIGHT

MEEKS, MURPHY, DIAZ-BALART URGE ADMINISTRATION TO REFORM SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS, INCREASE OVERSIGHT

Excerpt: Transatlantic Legislators sent a letter to President Barack Obama this week urging his Administration to make significant reforms to America’s surveillance programs.

WASHINGTON— U.S. Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Senator U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, and U.S. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), Chairman of the Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue, today sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging his Administration to make significant reforms to America’s surveillance programs. The Administration recently concluded a comprehensive review of U.S. intelligence gathering operations.

The lawmakers highlighted some of the concerns expressed to them during their recent trip to Europe, noting the need to restore trust in the transatlantic relationship in order to continue important work in counterterrorism, security cooperation, and international trade.

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