Outraged House Lawmakers Vote to Strike $500,000 Payouts for Senators

W ASHINGTON—The House voted unanimously Wednesday evening to repeal a controversial Senate-crafted provision that could grant some GOP senators at least $500,000 each in taxpayer-funded damages, after ...

House unanimously votes to scrap measure that could give senators up to $500K for being spied on

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers unanimously moved Wednesday to claw back a provision tucked into the stopgap bill to end the government shutdown last week that would enable spied-on senators to sue ...

House push to overturn $500,000 cell phone litigation provision hits Thune blockade

The overwhelming House vote to repeal a provision allowing senators to sue if the Justice Department obtained their phone ...
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Graham blocks repeal of law giving senators $500,000 payouts over seized phone records

Rep. Don Beyer responded that Graham “may be upset, but he’s not entitled to millions of taxpayer dollars.” Beyer added that “Republican senators’ secret provision making themselves eligible ...

Lindsey Graham blocks House-passed bill to repeal shutdown deal provision allowing $500,000 lawsuits from senators

Sen. Lindsey Graham blocked a Democrat-led effort to approve a House-passed measure to repeal a controversial provision that allows senators to sue for $500,000 if federal investigators search their ...

House moves to repeal controversial ‘Arctic Frost’ provision that allows GOP senators to seek $500,000 payouts

The House on Wednesday unanimously moved to repeal a controversial provision in the government funding law that allows senators to sue the Justice Department for up to $500,000 when their phone ...