Washington – Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) made these remarks about his vote on the USA Freedom Act:

“I am concerned that valuable capabilities designed to protect America from terror attacks expired. We need to provide the men and women who work diligently to stop terrorists and spies with the tools necessary to do their work. We also need to provide robust continuous monitoring and congressional oversight of those programs to protect civil liberties. It is a difficult job to strike the right balance. Though not perfect, the USA Freedom Act preserves important tools to combat espionage and terrorism while sincerely trying to protect our freedoms. That is why I voted in favor of it today.”