House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy will urge House Republicans to oppose the $1.7 trillion omnibus bill that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell agreed to with Democrats.
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House Republicans like Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., have taken issue with specific aspects of the bill aside from its huge price tag. Bishop pointed to what he called a"sinister" portion of the bill that allots nearly $600 million to encourage"family planning" in places where human population growth threatens animal biodiversity.
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., watch election results in a room with staffers at the Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 8, 2022. While McCarthy has called for more scrutiny on funding to Ukraine and an end to"blank checks," McConnell says he is all-in on continuing to fund Ukraine's defense."Providing assistance for Ukrainians to defeat the Russians is the No. 1 priority for the United States right now, according to most Republicans," McConnell told reporters Tuesday.
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