mcconnell shut completely debate amendments put forth reject include mcconnell-burr amendment.congress approve sweep change tuesday surveillance laws enact sept. 11 attack eliminate national security agency dispute bulk phone-records collection program replace restrictive measure keep record phone company hands.two days congress let phone-records collection several anti-terror program expire senate 67-32 vote send legislation president barack obama sign tuesday night legislation strengthen civil liberty safeguard provide great public confidence program obama say statement officials say could take least several days restart collection.the legislation revive program senate allow lapse dizzy collision presidential politics national security policy authorization undergo major change legacy agency contractor edward snowden explosive revelations two years ago domestic spy government.in unusual shift alliances legislation pass support obama house speaker john boehner r-ohio strong opposition senate majority leader mitch mcconnell mcconnell fail persuade senate extend current law unchanged come short last-ditch effort tuesday amend house version nearly dozen republicans abandon series vote step wrong direction frustrate mcconnell say senate floor ahead senate final vote approve house version dub usa freedom act say legislation enhance privacy protections american citizens surely undermine american security take one tool form warfighters exactly wrong time legislation remake controversial aspect usa patriot act once-secret bulk collection program allow national security agency sweep americans phone record comb tie international terrorists six months nsa would lose power collect store record government still could gain court order obtain data connect specific number phone company typically store 18 months.it would also continue post-9/11 surveillance provision lapse sunday night consider effective phone-data collection program include fbi authority gather business record terrorism espionage investigations easily eavesdrop suspect discard cellphones avoid surveillance.read ap senate pass usa freedom act