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Article snippet: Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Ky.) on Tuesday threw cold water on the idea of clawing back spending from the $1.3 trillion omnibus bill approved by Congress last month. McConnell said he was open to a “discussion” about the idea, but noted that the omnibus was a bipartisan deal and appeared skeptical a rescission package would go anywhere. He added while the omnibus “was larger than most Republicans would like … it was a bipartisan agreement.” House Majority Leader MORE have discussed using the Budget Act of 1974 to rescind spending from the omnibus. Using the law would prevent a filibuster against the package. But a number of Republicans have raised reservations about the proposal, and there are doubts the GOP could win 50 votes in the Senate. Several GOP senators have signaled they are not on board, in part because it would likely poison any future negotiations with Democrats. Sen. MORE (R-Alaska) told The Washington Post that “just off the top, my initial response is no.” Republicans have floated trying to claw back some of the omnibus amid backlash from their conservative base over the mammoth funding bill, which Trump initially threatened to veto. Minority Leader MORE (D-N.Y.) predicted Republicans would have a hard time getting support on their side of the aisle, adding: “We’ve made an agreement. I hope they won’t go back on it.” House Republicans are also expected to vote on a balanced budget amendment this week. McConnell left the door open to giving th... Link to the full article to read more