NBCNews.comSen. Rand Paul Filibusters PATRIOT ACT Renewal ... Sort OfNBCNews.comKentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul has begun a filibuster-like speech on the Senate floor to protest the renewal of the Patriot Act, highlighting his opposition to the National Security Agency's controversial bulk collection of telephone data. While Paul ...NSA may need to begin winding down surveillance program this weekWashington PostMcConnell's Surveillance GambleU.S.