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In his weekly address, U.S. President Barack Obama urges the Senate to move quickly to pass a bill to help Puerto Rico deal with its debt. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Following gridlock in the US Senate, one of the most controversial sections of the anti-terrorism law, the Patriot Act, expired on Sunday night. Section 215 of the Patriot Act required businesses to turn over “all tangible things” to federal authorities.
A bill to end spy agencies' bulk collection of Americans' telephone records was blocked by the Senate, leaving the fate of the program uncertain. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
House Speaker John Boehner urges the Senate to approve a measure that would block President Obama's executive action on immigration. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
The White House applauds the adoption of the foreign aid legislation and urges the US lower House to approve the long-delayed funding for Ukraine's war efforts against Russia. "The president urges the House to send this legislation to his desk immediately so that he can sign it into law," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
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