GOP Sen. Lee: ‘No Defense’ for GOP Opposing Removing Earmarks from Omnibus

During an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow,” Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said that it’s indefensible for Senate Republicans to block amendments by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) to remove earmarks from the omnibus bill and another by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on budget rules.
Host Larry Kudlow said, “Sen. Johnson tried to strip out earmarks. His amendment was defeated. And then Sen. Rand Paul tried to reimpose the spending caps, which would have triggered automatic spending cuts. What can you tell us about those two votes? Because that’s sound budget policy, …
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