Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is facing mounting Senate calls, including from members of his own party, to roll back a controversial provision tucked into the shutdown-ending funding bill that allows senators to sue the Justice Department for financial damages .

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said Tuesday that he was inclined to support a repeal of the language, which allows senators to seek $500,000 or more if their communications are monitored without their knowledge.

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