WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today issued the following statement regarding H.R.2048, the USA FREEDOM Act, which he voted against in the Senate today:

“The threats to our security here at home and throughout the world are growing at an alarming rate. At a time when the current administration’s foreign policy has left a void in leadership around the world, we cannot afford to create intelligence gaps that could limit our capabilities to fight terrorism. I could not support a bill that, in its current form, downgrades our ability to track the movements and contacts of known terrorists and fails to provide our intelligence agencies with the tools and the time they need to stand up a new counterterrorism program.”