Representative Abe Hamadeh, a freshman Republican from Arizona, says he was one of three GOP members of Congress subjected to surveillance under the Biden administration’s “Quiet Skies” program.
Hamadeh told Fox News Digital he was informed that he was monitored in December 2022 through the program, which has since been terminated. He suggested the surveillance may have been politically motivated, given the timing of his campaign challenges and ideological positions.
Senator Rand Paul has held hearings on alleged abuses of Quiet Skies, asserting that it was weaponized to monitor political opponents rather than for genuine security reasons. The Department of Homeland Security ended the program in June, citing concerns it had become overly politicized.
Hamadeh called the targeting “peculiar” and questioned why only three Republicans were flagged, claiming it undermines trust in government oversight and civil liberties protections.