Last week, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-N.C.), criticizing a bipartisan amendment on NSA reform to the House Defense Appropriations bill. The amendment, which Pittenger called „a Congressional mistake,“ passed the House by an overwhelming majority.

Unfortunately, the op-ed was a mistake, filled with half-truths and inaccuracies which mischaracterized the amendment as an attack on our national security. To rebut Rep. Pittenger‘s misguided attempt to derail necessary NSA reform, we‘ve fact-checked his op-ed.