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Conservative revolt in the House blocks effort to reauthorize a key
U.S. spy tool
By ERIC TUCKER and
FARNOUSH AMIRI
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill that
would reauthorize a crucial
national security surveillance
program was blocked Wednes-
day by a conservative revolt,
pushing the prospects of final
passage into uncertainty amid
a looming deadline. The legis-
lative impasse follows an edict
earlier in the day from former
President Donald Trump to “kill”
the measure.
The breakdown comes months
after a similar process to reform
and reauthorize the surveil-
lance program fell apart be-
fore it even reached the House
floor. Speaker Mike Johnson,
R-La., has called the program
“critically important” but has
struggled to find a path forward
on the issue, which has been
plagued by partisan bickering
for years. The procedural vote
to bring up the bill Wednesday
failed 193-228, with nearly 20
Republicans voting no.
An FBI seal is seen on a wall on Aug. 10, 2022, in Omaha, Neb.
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