Sen. Lindsey Graham blocked a move by Democrats Thursday to repeal a provision included in last week’s deal to end the government shutdown that permits senators to sue federal investigators for $500,000 if their phone records are accessed without their knowledge.
After the House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill to repeal the law on Wednesday, New Mexico Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich sought unanimous consent to send it through the Senate – the same means by which the chamber was able to pass the Epstein Transparency Act so swiftly this week – only to be thwarted by Graham.
