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The GOP presidential candidate said in an interview with CNN's Alisyn Camerota that aired Tuesday on "New Day" that he will try to filibuster a reauthorization of Section 215 of the Patriot Act, which spawned the National Security Agency's collection of millions of Americans' phone records.

A handful of powerful Senate Republicans are pushing to reauthorize the Patriot Act without any reforms. Others in the Senate are pushing the USA Freedom Act, which would reform the Patriot Act's Section 215 and effectively end bulk data collection. The House quickly passed that bill last week.

But Paul and other privacy hawks want more reforms than those included in that bill, and Paul is calling for the end of that section of the Patriot Act, which is set to sunset at the end of the month.

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"I'll do whatever it takes to stop it," said Paul, who was promoting his upcoming book "Taking a Stand: Moving Beyond Partisan Politics to Unite America".

Paul said he would formally filibuster the bill, requiring 60 votes for passage, and said he would also try to make it to the Senate floor in a bid to block passage by speaking extensively and preventing action on the bill.

"I will do a formal filibuster. Whether or not that means I can go to the floor, some of that depends on what happens because you're not always allowed," Paul said.

Paul previously stood for a nearly 13-hour filibuster to call attention to the U.S.'s drone strike policies.

He wouldn't say if he would launch a similar effort with the Patriot Act.

"Well, nobody can predict how long you can talk, but I plan on doing everything humanly possible to try to stop the Patriot Act," he said.

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