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Senate Republicans push for extension of expiring surveillance program

By Pete Kasperowicz
Published June 6, 2017 3:39pm ET
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Senate Republicans push for extension of expiring surveillance program
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is among 14 GOP lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee who are sponsoring a permanent reauthorization of Section 702 and other provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

A group of Republican senators introduced legislation on Tuesday to reauthorize a key federal surveillance program that House GOP lawmakers are threatening to block.

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is among 14 GOP lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee who are sponsoring a permanent reauthorization of Section 702 and other provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

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