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Patriot Act

Rand Paul Starting a Filibuster Against PATRIOT Act: Watch Now!

Wants reforms, not reauthorization.

Scott Shackford | 5.20.2015 1:51 PM

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You can watch it live on C-Span right now, here.

Update: Politico notes that this isn't technically a "real" filibuster. There's a time limit on how long Paul can talk.

Update II: Roll Call explains how long Paul can actually talk.

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Scott Shackford is a policy research editor at Reason Foundation.

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