Rand Paul wraps 10-hour 'filibuster' over NSA surveillance program
Posted on AllSides May 21st, 2015
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After 10 hours and 30 minutes, Sen. Rand Paul relinquished the Senate floor late Wednesday night, ending his "filibuster" over National Security Agency surveillance programs authorized under the Patriot Act.
Paul, R-Kentucky, ran through several binders of material over the course of his marathon protest, and also got some help from 10 fellow senators -- three Republicans and seven Democrats.
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, and Mike Lee, R-Utah, wer
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