Two democratic senators say the c i a has been operating a secret programme that collects data on american senator ron widen of oregon and martin henrich of new mexico. The letter sent april 20 21, was declassified just to day with portions of it blacked out. In the letter widen hemorage requested the declassification of a report by the privacy and civil liberties oversight board on a c i a balk collection programme. A statement released on a release to day this thursday, when a show was recorded by the two senators, said e letter,. which was de classified and made public to day, reveals that the c iA has secretly conducted its own bulk programme