{"id":531439,"date":"2022-12-25T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gop-senators-slam-mcconnell-republican-colleagues-for-supporting-omnibus\/"},"modified":"2022-12-25T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-25T12:00:00","slug":"gop-senators-slam-mcconnell-republican-colleagues-for-supporting-omnibus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-senators-slam-mcconnell-republican-colleagues-for-supporting-omnibus\/","title":{"rendered":"#GOP senators slam McConnell, Republican colleagues for supporting omnibus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bf6b824e50\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bf6b824e50\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-senators-slam-mcconnell-republican-colleagues-for-supporting-omnibus\/#GOP_senators_slam_McConnell_Republican_colleagues_for_supporting_omnibus\" >GOP senators slam McConnell, Republican colleagues for supporting omnibus<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GOP_senators_slam_McConnell_Republican_colleagues_for_supporting_omnibus\"><\/span>GOP senators slam McConnell, Republican colleagues for supporting omnibus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/mcconnellmitch_121322gn6_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Republican Sens. Ron Johnson (Wis.) and Mike Lee (Utah) slammed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and their GOP colleagues on Sunday for supporting the $1.7 trillion omnibus package that Congress sent to President Biden\u2019s desk on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP senators had argued it would have been better to wait for the GOP to take control of the House in January to pass an omnibus bill, arguing this would have given Republicans more leverage.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Lee denounced the omnibus as \u201cthe ugliest spending bill on record,\u201d taking aim at McConnell and the party\u2019s Senate leadership in an interview with radio talk show host John Catsimatidis on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur party leadership turned on Republican voters, turned on the Republican base, turned on most Republican senators,\u201d Lee said on \u201cThe Cats Roundtable\u201d on WABC 770 AM. \u201cIt has h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened before, but this is one too many times. For me, this is the final straw.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Republicans scratch their heads over their disappointing midterms, they ought to consider that voters don\u2019t see much of a defining difference with Democrats,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate easily passed the massive spending bill on Thursday, with 18 Republican senators joining Democrats in supporting the legislation that will fund the federal government through next September. The package is now headed to Biden for his signature, after passing the House on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Those arguing in favor of the omnibus said it was a way to lock-in increased defense spending for the next year. The bill included $858 billion in defense spending, a 9.7 percent increase over the year before, while non-defense spending was increased at a rate less than inflation. <\/p>\n<p>Johnson, who also joined Catsimatidis on Sunday, criticized his fellow Republican senators for celebrating the omnibus package\u2019s increase in defense spending. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cTo declare that a victory, to say that\u2019s a win, that\u2019s like a football team that just lost the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> 60 to 0, and they kick a field goal in the waning seconds and say the field goal is a big win,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cNo, we just got our you-know-whats handed to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Wisconsin senator also took aim at the strategy of moving the omnibus before the next Congress, noting that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other House Republicans had requested that package be delayed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, the arrogance of our [Senate GOP] leadership who said, \u2018We know better than House members. We\u2019re going to pass this.\u2019 \u2026 I\u2019m not buying it,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cUnfortunately, our supporters aren\u2019t going to buy it either.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Ron Johnson (Wis.) and Mike Lee (Utah) slammed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and their GOP colleagues on Sunday for supporting the $1.7 trillion omnibus package that Congress sent to President Biden\u2019s desk on Friday. 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