House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy said the $1.7 trillion government spending bill is a 'stain' on the current Congress after it passed on Friday.
blasted the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill after it passed on Friday, calling it a"stain" on this Congress. The United States is currently more than $31 trillion in debt.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California speaks at an election event, Nov. 9, 2022, in Washington. The bill, which funds the government through September 2023, has $858 billion in funding for defense, $787 billion for domestic programs that are non-defense, and close to $45 billion for military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
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