patriot act bill

President Barack Obama signed the USA Freedom Act into law yesterday, replacing the USA Patriot Act.  The Freedom Act now requires that telephone companies, and not the NSA, store your data.

Some provisions of the USA Patriot Act expired over the weekend, among them the ability of the National Security Agency to collect bulk phone records of Americans.

Utica, NY (WIBX) - Congressman Richard Hanna, (R-24) was one of 9 members of Congress who did not cast a vote last night to extend the expiring provisions of the Patriot Act.