Thank you for co-sponsoring S.2369, a bill to amend the recently reauthorised
USA PATRIOT Act so that it will be somewhat less intrusive on civil liberties.
As you know, this bill would require the government to demonstrate connection
to a suspected terrorist before being able to pursue Section 215 requests for
business records, would place a seven-day limit on delayed notification of
searches, would eliminate National Security Letter provisions at the end of
2009, and would strengthen the recipients' ability to challenge gag orders
associated with National Security Letters.  I know that you'll continue to
press for its speedy passage.