WASHINGTON—Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement following the Senate’s passage of the USA Freedom Act:

“Thanks to the hard work of my colleagues in both the House and Senate, today the American people are now safe from the federal government’s bulk collection of their personal data,” Lee said. "It wasn’t easy. It took longer than it should have. But the Senate’s passage of the USA Freedom Act today is a huge win for national security and the Fourth Amendment."