Washington, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady (TX-8) today released the below statement following passage by Congress extending three key provisions in the PATRIOT Act until 2015: 

“Terrorists, in their determination to attack the United States, are using every available technological tool as well as developing new ones”, said Brady. “We need to make sure our intelligence community has every constitutional tool available to root out and disrupt these plots before they kill innocent American lives.”

“I never again want to witness the devastation and terror of 9-11. Keeping American families and our nation safe is my highest constitutional duty, so I strongly support this critical legislation.”

The PATRIOT Act extension updates United States intelligence capabilities to reflect modern technologies and provides access to tools for our intelligence and law enforcement community to combat terrorist attacks.