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Officials: Senate once nixed phone company option

By Eileen Sullivan
Published March 26, 2014 9:06pm ET
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Officials: Senate once nixed phone company option
FILE - This Thursday, June 6, 2013, file photo, shows a sign outside the National Security Administration (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. The New York Times reported late Monday, March 24, 2014, that the Obama administration this week will propose that Congress overhaul the NSA's electronic surveillance program. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) | Patrick Semansky

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Intelligence Committee three years ago secretly considered — but ultimately rejected — alternate ways for the National Security Agency to collect and store massive amounts of Americans’ phone records.

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