The massive spending bill includes tens of billions of dollars in new aid to Ukraine along with bipartisan policy changes on Medicaid, new disaster relief funding, and investments in programs addressing child care, nutrition assistance and affordable housing. However, the bill also includes numerous concessions to the Democratic side to the tune of hundreds of billions more.
Why don’t we think, instead of adding more money, we could eliminate waste and wokeism?" he added.
- "We would have a stronger hand. The Democrats planned this on purpose. They didn't want to show the American public where they wanted to spend the money and keep spending more of it."
Graham-like several of his other colleagues-appears to be calling McCarthy's bluff
- Ahead of the Wednesday vote, Graham told Axios reporter Alayna Treene that while he planned to vote for the omnibus bill, it would be "the last time" he does.
- If anything, Graham's-and others'-vote is a show of confidence for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican currently floating above simmering anger from the GOP base after his party's candidates faltered in this year's midterm elections.
Senate Republicans secured a number of wins in the bill
- Bans on installing TikTok on government devices, limits on funding for the Internal Revenue Service, and Hyde Amendment language blocking federal funding for abortions among other wins
- However, some Senate Republicans feel they should spare House Republicans from the burden of governing
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