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To: skinowski who wrote (769071)	10/6/2022 1:16:00 PM
From: D. Long	2 Recommendations Recommended By Bill pheilman_ Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

Then Little Lindsey started making threats about repealing electric vehicle credits. Pathetic.

To: skinowski who wrote (769071)	10/6/2022 2:34:36 PM
From: fred woodall	5 Recommendations Recommended By Bob didjuneau garrettjax skinowski TimF Respond to of 793955

Know who your friends are. Patriot Act was suppose to expire 2015. Unless Congress takes action, most provisions of the Patriot Act will expire on June 1. In response, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing a bill to make the controversial surveillance law permanent, and without any significant revisions. Ted Cruz. Reauthorizing the law without changes “is not acceptable,” Cruz said in a statement. “It is absolutely critical for Congress to balance the privacy interests of law-?abiding citizens against the public’s interest in national security.” But neither the current House reauthorization bill nor the USA Freedom Act, introduced in 2013 but never passed during the 113th Congress, goes far enough for Senator Rand Paul, who will oppose reauthorization all together. Paul says that “Our founding fathers would be mortified” by the government’s spying on U.S. citizens without a warrant. On the other hand, Senator Marco Rubio strongly supports reauthorization and opposes the House reforms. “By and large, I’m supportive of the NSA programs and for extending [them],” Rubio told reporters. “I think they are important for the security of our country.” He will likely back the McConnell version, arguing that “the changes being proposed seem to be a reaction to misinformation and alarmism not rooted in the reality.” Senator Lindsey Graham has long been a vocal supporter of both the Patriot Act and the NSA surveillance program. He is also expected to back the McConnell bill, and to oppose any restrictions on the metadata program.