The House passed a long-term extension of surveillance powers that are due to expire in just four days, capping off weeks of chaotic maneuvering by various camps on Capitol Hill over the controversial provisions
The House on Wednesday passed a long-term extension of surveillance powers that are due to expire in just four days, capping off weeks of chaotic maneuvering by various camps on Capitol Hill over the controversial provisions.
The president’s objections became an awkward obstacle in an already complex path to reauthorizing the provisions and became another example of how his rhetoric was interfering his own administration’s national security objectives.Sen. Mike Lee said Wednesday he would“There are a lot of procedural tools at our disposal,” the Utah Republican said. “The rules and the clock are on our side here.”
The objections could scuttle the bipartisan deal negotiated in part by Attorney General William Barr.
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