Ron Burgundy Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 By Patricia Zengerle and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate advanced legislation on Sunday reforming a controversial program that collects Americans' telephone call records, but final passage appeared doubtful before the surveillance system expires at midnight. A bill that would end U.S. spy agencies' bulk collection of the telephone data and replace it with a more targeted system cleared a crucial procedural hurdle, ending an impasse over whether to move ahead with the legislation. The Senate voted 77-17 in favor of a measure that allowed the chamber to begin debate on the bill, called the USA Freedom Act. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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