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The House voted to repeal a Senate GOP measure allowing lawmakers to sue the government for $500K, attaching it to a funding bill that could keep the government open.
The House on Thursday moved to jam the Senate with a repeal of a law that allowed senators to sue for substantial sums if they weren’t notified when law enforcement sought their phone records — adding the repeal to a government funding bill that the Senate will have to approve next week or risk
The House approved an amendment to a must-pass funding package that would repeal a controversial provision that allows senators to sue for $500,000.
After the House of Delegates fast-tracked emergency funding for Hancock County Schools, the bill is now held up in the Senate, prompting questions from a Republican Senator who represents the district.