That's what I'd like to know too. After all, I thought there were 100 Senators in the US Senate, not 47. Who is this gang of 47 and how did they get access? I think the real story is there.
I bet Rand Paul and Ted Cruz weren’t involved in the briefing.
“I’m on Intel, so they’re repeating stuff I already know,” said Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), who left Thursday’s meeting after just a few minutes — and before some of his colleagues had even arrived.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/classified-nsa-briefings-92770.html#ixzz2WC5cdpgh