The Senate last week failed to advance bills that would revamp or temporarily extend programs that let U.S. spy agencies collect telephone "metadata."
"Without action from the Senate, we will experience a serious lapse in our ability to protect the American people," Lynch said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Julia Edwards; Writing by Emily Stephenson; Editing by Will Dunham)Lynch: 'vital' tools to lapse unless U.S. Congress extends surveillance program
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