US: A Bill backed by President Bush to overhaul US spy agencies faced an uncertain future yesterday and a top Democrat said the Republican-led Congress should not adjourn for the year until it passes.
With lawmakers set to begin returning to Capitol Hill today for an anticipated brief session, Sen Harry Reid of Nevada said Mr Bush needed to increase pressure on fellow Republicans to embrace the bipartisan measure.
"The Congress of the United States should not leave this town until we pass this," Sen Reid, the incoming Senate Democratic leader, told NBC's Meet the Press.
Sen Orrin Hatch, a Utah Republican, voiced optimism that common ground could be found to resolve remaining differences.
But the Senate majority leader, Republican Bill Frist of Tennessee, was less certain of action.
"We've been working non-stop through the weekend, yesterday, last night," Sen Frist told ABC. "It's just always so dangerous to predict that by the end of Tuesday or Wednesday, we will have a Bill."
Mr Bush has been pushing for legislation that would create a national intelligence director, overhaul the nation's 15 spy agencies and strengthen the ability to arrest those who aid and train terrorists.