WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Wednesday to extend a divisive set of federal government surveillance tools, a major increase for efforts to reauthorize the program prior to it ends on Sunday.
FILE PICTURE: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) strolls to a closed conference of the House Democratic Caucus at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 26,2020 REUTERS/Amanda Voisard
The Democratic-led Home voted 278 to 136 for the “USA LIBERTY Reauthorization Act of 2020.” The vote was not along celebration lines, with support divided in between Democrats and Republicans.
Passage sent the procedure to the Republican-led Senate, where its fate doubts. Some Republican politicians have actually said they are inclined to support it since it is backed by Chief law officer William Barr, a