Senate Resumes Debate Over NSA Surveillance Powers After Patriot Act Lapses

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 01: U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) (L) and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) talk before boarding the Senate Subway at the U.S. Capitol June 1, 2015 in Washington, DC. In protest of the National Security Agency's sweeping program to collect U.S. citizens' telephone metadata, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) blocked an extension of some parts of the USA PATRIOT Act, allowing them to lapse at 12:01 a.m. Monday. The Senate will continue to work to restore the lapsed authorities by amending a House version of the bill and getting it to President Obama later this week. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)