interests of the american people, and that's why we came up with the bill and we proposed this bill last year so it could be introduced and passed well in advance of the deadline. unfortunately, this sort of thing has become all too common and become a trend and bad habit adopted by both parties. bad habits and old habits sometimes diehard and this is an idea and a habit whose time has finally come. i think it's time for us to move forward and to stop governing by cliff. >> it's a habit now that has the country's ability to counterterrorism in its sights. rand paul is preparing for a fight and saying he will block this legislation and you backed him when he held the floor for ten hours and you stepped in for him while he was on the floor. are you prepared to do the same tonight in light of the concerns that he still holds? >> senator paul and i share similar concerns about the collection of bulk metadata.