Senators Nelson and Burr on NSA Surveillance
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Intelligence Committee Chair Richard Burr (R-NC) spoke about the USA FREEDOM Act before t…
Senator Angus King (I-ME) gave a floor speech on the USA FREEDOM Act, noting his concern about large amounts of personal data being given to… read more
Senator Angus King (I-ME) gave a floor speech on the USA FREEDOM Act, noting his concern about large amounts of personal data being given to the National Security Agency (NSA). Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), the Intelligence Committee chair, said that one of the amendments to be offered later in the afternoon and the following afternoon deal with the issue. He then laid out a general schedule. close
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Intelligence Committee Chair Richard Burr (R-NC) spoke about the USA FREEDOM Act before t…
Senators debated H.R. 2048, the USA Freedom Act, a House-passed bill to extend expiring Patriot Act provisions related t…
Despite what he callsed its “serious flaws,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) urged the Senate to advance t…
Senators spoke about the House-passed USA Patriot Act following a vote that invoked cloture on the bill. The vote also l…