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Kentucky Sen. and Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul has said the USA Freedom Act doesn't go far enough in reforming U.S. surveillance programs. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks to reporters on May 31 after leaving the Senate floor, where he spoke about surveillance legislation. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Americans Say They Want The Patriot Act Renewed ... But Do They, Really?
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks from the Senate chamber after opening a special session to extend surveillance programs in Washington on Sunday. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption
In an image from Senate video, presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul speaks on the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday afternoon at the start of an almost 11-hour speech opposing renewal of the Patriot Act. AP hide caption
The National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
A view of the National Security Agency's headquarters in Fort Meade, Md. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The National Security Agency's headquarters in Fort Meade, Md. NSA/Reuters /Landov hide caption
A man takes a photograph with his cell phone of names on the walls of "Empty Sky Memorial" at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey. The concrete and steel memoria pays tribute to the 746 citizens of New Jersey who lost their lives on Sept. 11. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption