GOP unity shattered by controversial measure in government shutdown bill
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Some House Republicans are crying foul over a provision in the bill that ended the government shutdown that allows senators to sue over Special Counsel Jack Smith's probe.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
The provision, tucked into the Legislative Branch appropriations bill and dubbed "Requiring Senate Notification for Senate Data," would allow senators directly targeted in former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost investigation to sue the U.S. government for up to $500,000. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., who was involved in crafting part of the successful funding deal, told Fox News Digital he had even been afraid it could derail the final vote to end the shutdown.
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