privacy has got to be protected. and we've got to stand up. so you're seeing a new coalition develop in congress. and then secondly, this idea that it's a black box budget so you as members of the press, the people i represent as constituents, the taxpayers whose money it is, we don't even know how much year-over-year increases they're getting. that's unacceptable. so i'm seeing a new dynamic in congress and keep in mind the proposal that would've ended the metadata only failed in the house by a couple of votes. >> representative, you mentioned the need for more transparency around budgets that are as of now classified as top secret. this is something legislation you've rolled out this week. you wrote a personal letter to president obama and it has bipartisan support and is backed by a number of heavy hitters in the intelligence community. where do you see this going? and how might this change the conversation? >> well, i think we've got a shot at it. i really do. we're going to have a broad