Last week, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter voted to strengthen protections for individuals' personal information by supporting the bipartisan amendment introduced by Reps. Amash and Conyers.

The amendment would have limited the National Security Agency's ability to collect and maintain private call records on customers in the U.S.

"We should work together to ensure we have the most responsible national security measures in place and the ability to efficiently investigate potential terrorist threats in a timely way," said Perlmutter. "However, we also need to protect against overreaching into innocent Americans' personal and private information not related to an authorized investigation."

Congressman Perlmutter looks forward to continuing the dialogue and examining proposals to ensure the protection of privacy and civil liberties.

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