Senate GOP Fails to Claw Back Tiniest Fraction of Omnibus Spending
Thanks to two defectors—Sen. Susan Collins (ME) and Sen. Richard Burr (NC)—, the “Republican” Senate on Wednesday (20 June) in a 48-50 vote failed to discharge from committee a measure clawing back approximately $14.7 billion of the $1.3 trillion appropriated in the omnibus last March; the House passed the clawback 210-206 two weeks ago…
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