spying programs.” Moreover, Snowden’s revelations helped stoke a growing distrust of the American government itself. According to polls conducted by the Pew Research Center after Snowden came forward, just 19 per- cent of the public said that “they can trust the government always or most of the time.” The support for Sno

ities, per a Peter G. Peterson Foundation survey in 11/09... ...only 12% of Americans support cutting spending on Medicare or Social Security, per a Pew Research Center survey, 2/11. Some might call this ‘having your cake and eating it too...’ KP a USA Inc. | Introduction 22 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020852 --- PAGE BREAK

tial political upside. A majority of Republicans—64%—say major tech companies support the views of liberals over conservatives, according to a recent Pew Research Center poll.", "type": "text"},{"identifier":"_ "_anf-body-22", "layout": "bodyLayout", "role":"body", "text" "Allegations of anticonservative bias also cou