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Rep. Cline to Newsmax: $1.7T Spending Deal a Countdown to Insolvency

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Republican congressman Ben Cline of Virginia said Tuesday on Newsmax that the $1.7 trillion bipartisan spending package is "a countdown for this country to insolvency."

On "Spicer & Co.," the representative insisted "members should be ashamed to vote for" the 4,155-page omnibus bill, which includes nearly 3,000 earmarks and "$2 billion for the Department of Defense to attack the 'climate crisis.'"

Cline also drew attention to the short window available to read over the large package, declaring that House Republicans are pushing for "a 72-hour review period" after they take control of the chamber in January.

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