seven months after the edward theden links, -- leaks, government has failed to provide even a rough estimate of how many american individuals have had their information compromised. my bill would force the government to annually disclose an estimate of the number of people who have had the information collected by the nsa under each key surveillance authority. your report supports this. keysay that for each surveillance authority, the government should to the greatest extent possible report on the total number of requests made, and the number of individuals who had the records requested. why did you resort -- support this particular transfer the reform -- transparency reform? >> the theme of our report consistent with your bill is that funds the -- is that sunlight is the best check. strongthere is a very national security justification on the other side to get a sense of what the government is doing. first of foremost goal is about a free society, that is one of the things that distinguishes our nation from others. to which you also referred also has to do with economic interests which shou