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Affirmatively vote back into authorities provisions of surveillance which just expired which are unpopular. if you were laying odds these provisions of the patriot act are going to expire zpl lets talk about what they are. we know about -- weve been talking about the section 215, bulk data collection, the really controversial piece. but youve got also pieces that sound important, roving wiretaps allow you to monitor one persons multiple electronic devices and also have so-called lone wolf provis...

I mean, this is a matter of prime defense of the homeland. it would come first. director comey has said in their 56 field offices, they have investigations in every one. it takes 30 agents to surveil one person. its an amazingly intensive personnel issue. having said that, i really think we need to take a look at this. >> while i have you, the patriot ookt act, the bulk data collection was struck down in court. not saying it was unconstitutional, saying the law doesnt cover what the administrati...

Deadline. with t minus three days until key parts expire where is the debate on what the administration insists is a vital tool for national security? luke russert in in washington. youre there, the senate is not. why are they waiting until sunday to take this up again? this is important. >> its memorial day recess toure you cant get in the way of kissing babies and walking in parades. they are coming back a day early on sunday and theres two things to watch for here. number one, its mitch mccon...

>> a couple of points, section 215 of the patriot act the section that is going to expire on june 1 it has nothing to do with listening in on phone calls. it is just reporting the fact that my phone number called your phone number so arent you one wrong, when you talk about listening in. second what would do you? what do you think we need to do about the bulk data collection? >> the constitution provides what we should do. if you have probably cause to suspect that chris wallace is acting in som...

Lets take a closer look at the immediate impact of some of those expired provisions. the lone wolf provision allows the government to keep track of terror suspects believed to be acting alone meaning they have no direct ties to a terror group. the white house insists that provision has never been used. then theres the roving wiretap provision. this one allows agencies to monitor a specific person regardless of how many cell phones or devices they use and throw away. section 215 deals with bulk d...

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Not made available to the general public in the regular course of business. president obama did recently commission an independent panel to look at reforms that could allow the nsa to do its job without violating the privacy of hundreds of millions of americans. and a decision based on those findings is on the way. >> im going to make a pretty definitive statement about all of this in janell, where ill be able to say here are the recommendations we think make sense. here are ones that we think a...

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So-called sequester that took a big chunk out of funding for medical research. harper says higher taxes wasnt the answer. jamie. >> all right, wendell, sounds pretty active there, thats not surf behind you. thanks for the report. well keep an eye on it. safe travel. >> thats a good looking shot out there. one thing that could get in the way of the presidents agenda when he returns to the cold fridge jid frigid temperatures of washington is the spying program. senator rand paul revealing he is in...