The Atlantic Wire - After a lonely fight from Senator Rand Paul, the Senate voted to extend the Patriot Act for four more years, passing three key provisions of the national security bill set to expire at midnight. The bill had the support of leaders in both parties and passed easily by a 72-23 vote. Members of the House had scheduled to start their Memorial Day recess this afternoon but were stuck in DC negotiating with members of the Senate as Paul held up the bill's passage with two amendments designed to rollback some of the Patriot Act's powers.
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