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NSA surveillance authority set to expire if Congress can't agree on PATRIOT Act extension
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May 22, 2015
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NSA surveillance authority set to expire if Congress can't agree on PATRIOT Act extension
Time is running out on the PATRIOT Act.
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19:  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) talks to reporters with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) (R) and Sen. John Thune (R-SD) (2nd R) after the weekly Senate GOP policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol May 19, 2015 in Washington, DC. Although he does not support the House version of the PATRIOT Act reauthorization, McConnell said the Senate would go forward with a vote on the legislation that would eliminate the bulk data collection programs, which were exposed by Edward Snowden.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) talks to reporters with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) (R) and Sen. John Thune (R-SD) (2nd R) after the weekly Senate GOP policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol May 19, 2015 in Washington, DC. Although he does not support the House version of the PATRIOT Act reauthorization, McConnell said the Senate would go forward with a vote on the legislation that would eliminate the bulk data collection programs, which were exposed by Edward Snowden.
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Time is running out on the PATRIOT Act.

Time is running out on the PATRIOT Act.

Key provisions of the anti-terrorism law, including controversial NSA surveillance methods, are set to expire at the end of the month if Congress doesn't agree on how an extension would work.

As the political stalemate continues, some are beginning to contemplate what would happen if pieces of the PATRIOT Act expire.

Alex Byers, technology reporter for POLITICO, joins Take Two to discuss the possibilities.