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Senate Blocks War Funding Bill | Salt Lake City News
The House just passed a war funding bill that could send more cash to Iran—but Senate Republicans are resisting, with Majority Leader John Thune admitting he can’t even count to fifty votes. The main issue? No budget cuts, which fuels GOP concerns about the national debt and undermines their fiscal message ahead of midterms. Senators like Susan Collins and Mitch McConnell warn the separate funding approach is risky and destabilizing. Meanwhile, the bill includes $10 billion for voting restrictions—a top Trump priority—though Thune refuses to support parts of it. Despite House GOP and Trump’s…
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