KBZK: Baucus, Tester blast federal government for Verizon phone monitoring

Montana Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester are blasting the federal government for monitoring cell phone records of millions of Americans.

The news broke today that the FBI and NSA are ordering Verizon Wireless to turn over cell phone records of their customers. According to national news reports the Obama Administration is using this information for counter-terrorism efforts. Senators Baucus and Tester both say this is a gross overreach by the federal government.