Senate Republicans were divided Wednesday over whether to repeal a controversial provision that could net hefty payouts for a cohort of senators whose call records were collected by federal authorities without notification.
House lawmakers are expected late Wednesday to pass a bill repealing the provision, which sparked outrage from lower-chamber members after it was dropped last-minute into a stopgap funding law to reopen the government.
On the other side of the Capitol, some GOP senators said they would vote to overturn the language. Others raised no issues with the language, arguing accountability was needed for actions taken under the Biden administration. Many declined to stake out a firm position on whether to revoke the measure.
