Bill responding to drone sightings is blocked in the Senate

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has been blocked from quickly advancing a bill that would allow local law enforcement agencies to track aerial drones. It ensures Congress won’t act this year on the mysterious drone sightings that have bewildered residents of New Jersey and across the eastern U.S. Schumer, a New York Democrat, sought to speed a bipartisan bill through the Senate by seeking unanimous consent on the floor Wednesday, but Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, objected to its passage. National security officials have said the drones don’t appear to be a sign of foreign interference or a public safety threat.