After a fierce public debate over balancing national security interests with the privacy of Americans, the House narrowly voted Wednesday to continue a sweeping NSA program that collects phone record data on all American citizens. The vote was 205-217. Ninety-four Republicans and 111 Democrats voted to defund the NSA data collection program. The charge to gut the NSA program, authorized under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act, was led by 33-year old conservative lawmaker Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., whose push forged unlikely alliances on both sides of the issue.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 23:18:37 +0000