officials involved in the illegal spying of carter paige, of course blocked we the fisa courts. campaign associate, carter page, along with sara carter, victoryive reporter and other author of the number one seller, legal analyst, greg jared. i know you are taking legal action, carter paige. but they did illegally spy on you for a year of your life and denied you your constitutional rights and civil liberty so they can spy on a candidate transition team and a president. >> sean they have done so much damage to so many individuals and yes, have i some initial legal action going right now but i also am calling for reparations for all the other innocent americans whose lives were put at risk. you know, like you were just talking about mr. schumer. all of these lies, and these threatening statements have just caught caused so much damage for so many people. people do have to pay for this terrible assault on our democracy. as you read this statement of fisa. they are very clear, oh, but we don't want sara carter. we don't want people under investigation to know or offer any updates o

but this legislation places much-needed safeguards to prevent another carter paige-type scandal from happening again. my colleagues who wish we should do more are right. but with the deadline sunday, we mist act now or let these -- must act now or let these securities expire. since the insemmings -- inception of the peyton act, i have fought for oversight of the -- patriot act, i have fought for the oversight of the apparatus. i believe the forms presented in this bill are a good step to restoring the oversight. the re-authorization reinforces essential and effective tools that have been in place since 9/11. while also strengthening the protection of citizens' civil liberties in the united states. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i now yield two minutes to the distinguished gentleman from illinois, mr. quigley. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. quigley: thank you, madam speaker. i rise in strong support of the u.s.a. freedom re-authorization act of 2020. this bill strikes just the ri