Surveillance bill clears hurdle, despite bipartisan opposition

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., calls for reforms to the controversial Section 702 foreign surveillance program Wednesday. Republican and Democratic colleagues, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, joined him. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerWASHINGTON – A controversial measure that reauthorizes a warrantless surveillance program narrowly cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate Tuesday, despite a bipartisan push to delay and allow amendments to the bill.
Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Bernie S