partisan legislation with the house. it includes important privacy while at the same time giving law enforcement, national security professionals the tools they need noncontroversial tools they need to keep the country safe. >> reporter: nourks the big holdup is in the senate as josh earnest just said where majority leader mitch mcconnell wants to keep the existing patriot act in place. the house did pass a bill that makes changes to the patriot act, usa freedom act. a top gop aid in the house told me carol, that the senate better get moving before these key programs quote, go dark. carol, it's not very often you hear the house republicans sort of prodding the senate republicans to get going on some legislation. what's interesting about this dynamic, the reason why we're at this holdup right now is because of politics inside the republican party. rand paul who is running for president earlier this morning, he was sending out an e-mail fundraising e-mail essentially trying to raise money off of his