Many lawmakers are very upset with a provision in the federal funding bill they passed and intend to remove it , noted Washington Examiner congressional reporter Lauren Green .

The provision , slipped into the Senate’s version of the funding bill, would allow senators to sue the government for accessing their data without their knowledge, receiving at least $500,000 for each violation.

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Green said two House Republicans voted against the funding bill, Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Greg Steube (R-FL), the l

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