Leahy demands Senate action on NSA reform
The author of a Senate bill to rein in the National Security Agency is forcefully demanding that his legislation get a floor vote, when lawmakers return to Washington next month.
When the Senate returns next month, it must swiftly take up and pass the USA Freedom Act, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said in a statement on Friday.
There is no excuse for inaction, as the important reforms in this bipartisan bill are strongly supported by the technology industry, the privacy and civil liberties community, and national security professionals in the intelligence community, he added.
The public has made clear where it stands on this issue, and it is time for senators to do the same.
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