Rand Paul, Ron Wyden Release Nine Amendments to USA Freedom Act
As Republican leaders try to weaken the bill, Paul wants to put it on steroids.
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) does a live interview with FOX News in the Russell Senate Office Building rotunda on Capitol Hill June 1, 2015 in Washington, DC.
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According to Kentucky Senator Rand Paul's presidential campaign, Sunday's votes on the USA Freedom Act amounted to a partial victory and a total fulfillment of Paul's promise. The Republican had said he would make the Patriot Act expire. Parts of it had. While Paul had opposed the USA Freedom Act, he held out hope that it could be amended to offer more protections.
On Tuesday morning, Paul and Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, his Democratic partner on all things Patriot, released the nine amendments they want to see votes on, to fix the USA Freedom Act. The descriptions from their offices: