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Senate Split on Bulk Collection Reform, Bipartisan Group Urges Senate Pass House Bill

Senate Split on Bulk Collection Reform, Bipartisan Group Urges Senate Pass House Bill

A bipartisan group of legislators from both the House and Senate on Thursday urged the Senate to take up and pass the USA FREEDOM Act (H.R. 2048) to reform the controversial NSA bulk collection program.House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.); House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.); House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Senator Mike…

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