Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , left, squeezes past committee member Sen. Al Franken's, D-Minn. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, prior to the start of the committee's hearing on the reauthorization of the Patriot Act. AP Photo logo AP Photo 29 months ago

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , left, squeezes past committee member Sen. Al Franken's, D-Minn. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, prior to the start of the committee's hearing on the reauthorization of the Patriot Act.