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Anti-terror provisions of the patriot act after a stunning defeat. 27 republicans defied the leadership and voted against extending the act. here is what speaker boehner told luke russert. >> listen, we've been the majority four weeks. we are not going to be perfect every day. >> alex burns at politico, this puts the tea party people in the same boat as russ feingold the senator of wisconsin in the same boat. he was the only senator who stood up against the patriot act. it makes strange bedfellows. >> it sure does, contessa. some of the tea party folks want to point out prominent tea party mem...

Clarification. that's clear. >> he wanted it in writing. >> why? >> you say it was black-and-white. he didn't think it was black-and-white. he went back to get re-authorization. you are the expert but as the lay man on the outside, i want to get to the bottom of the russian meddling what does that have to do with paul manafort's days in the ukraine? >> i don't think it has directly to do with it. it may not have anything indirectly to do with it. mueller has the authority to look at anything that he discovers or arises during the investigation if he gets authorization. the key thing people are...

The military is going to get their 33rd cr in a decade after the cuts, and the military's readiness is hurting. speak with a continuing resolution puts automatic medicare cuts on the shelf until 2019 and funds the children's health care insurance plan through march part of both of those enjoyed broad bipartisan support, but democrats have said that they do not have a say in the debate are forcing republicans to do it alone. >> if you have the votes, you don't have to talk to us. but if you don't have the votes, we really need to come together in a bipartisan way to be the responsible stewards ...

The valuable fisa collection was thrust into the public spotlight following the illegal and unauthorized disclosures by former nsa analyst edward snowden. as a result, the united states government and this committee redoubled its efforts to oversee fisa collection authorities which already were subject to historical, robust oversight, but i also think it's fair to say that some entities overreacted following snowden's disclosures and now congress must justify what courts repeatedly have upheld as a constitutional and lawful authorities, and i also think that it's fair to say that nothing regar...

Attacks, and i'm eager to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to make sure that we re-authorize it before the end of this year. a re-authorization of section 702 should ensure also that there is robust oversight and restrictions to protect the privacy and civil liberties of americans. those protections remain in place and if there are areas where those protections can be strengthened, we ought to look at those, as well. so thank you, mr. chairman, i look forward to our hearing. >> thank you, vice chairman. let me say for all members. votes are no longer scheduled for 10:30. if y...