Many lawmakers are very upset with a provision in the federal funding bill they passed and intend to remove it, noted Washington Examiner congressional reporter Lauren Green.
The provision, slipped into the Senate’s version of the funding bill, would allow senators to sue the government for accessing their data without their knowledge, receiving at least $500,000 for each violation.
Green said two House Republicans voted against the funding bill, Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Greg Steube (R-FL), the latter’s vote being unexpected until the provision “came to light” Tuesday night, adding that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was “pretty angry” about it.
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Green explained that then-Special Council Jack Smith conducted an investigation called “Arctic Frost,” which had obtained phone communications from eight Republican senators and one representative. Sen. Lindsey
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