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Congressman Lynch Urges Attorney General Holder To Strengthen Guidelines on FBI Confidential Informants

Voice missing in secret court

The right to legal counsel is enshrined in the Bill of Rights, making our legal system adversarial by design. The presence of legal adversaries to argue both sides in court through zealous representation maximizes the ability of our judges and juries to render informed and fair decisions. Yet despite the near universal understanding of this basic right, one defendant has been left without a courtroom advocate: the American people. As the recent revelations about the National Security Agency have made clear, the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) has essentially become a rubber stamp for government intelligence services. The Department of Justice reports that the FISA Court approved 1,789 surveillance applications in 2012 without denying a single one.

Lynch Expresses Concern with Russian Anti-LGBT Policy as Sochi Games Approach

Lynch Introduces Legislation to Establish Office of Privacy Advocate General

South Boston Electeds Call for Public Safety Meeting

Lynch, King Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Limit Access to Explosive Materials

Lynch Votes Against Bill to End the Affordable 30-Year Mortgage

Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 2767, a Republican bill to privatize the mortgage finance market:

Lynch Votes Against Bill to End the Affordable 30-Year Mortgage

Lynch Introduces Legislation to Enhance Accountability and Transparency in NSA Phone Surveillance

Rep. Lynch recently introduced H.R. 2684, the Telephone Surveillance Accountability Act of 2013. This legislation would enhance judicial oversight over the broad collection of domestic phone records by the NSA...

House Approves Lynch "Sea Wall" Amendment to Increase Funding For Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal Communities

Lynch’s amendment, which passed by a vote of 217-206, was included in H.R. 2609, the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, which will fund Department of Energy programs, the Army Corps of Engineers and other related agencies for FY2014.