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(DETROIT) – Following continued national security leaks by Edward Snowden, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement:

“It is unfortunate that so much of Congress and the media’s focus is on the whereabouts of Edward Snowden.  We should focus our time and attention on ensuring that law-abiding Americans are not unnecessarily subject to intrusive surveillance; making sure our media organizations are not targeted merely for informing the public; closing Guantanamo and releasing those individuals who pose us no harm; and demanding that legal safeguards are in place with respect to our government’s shortsighted use of drones.  These are the overriding, critical issues facing the Congress, not the whereabouts or motives of Edward Snowden.

"Revelations over the last several weeks by Edward Snowden and others make clear that our nation is at a crossroads.  The so-called ‘War on Terror’ exerts severe and undue pressure on our privacy, due process, and respect for a free press.  Congress must choose how to respond, not to Edward Snowden, but to the strain that this never-ending war has placed on our principles and our laws.”

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