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Christian Britschgi

UNBELIEVABLE: Disaster spending - The Untold Story

That didn't go well: Congressional leaders' plan to quickly pass a bipartisan spending deal to keep the federal government open through March is now in disarray, as Republicans revolt against a quick passage of the 1,547-page bill.

The deal unveiled on Monday night called for an additional $100 billion in disaster-related spending, $10 billion in agricultural subsidies, pay raises for lawmakers, and a long, long list of various other unrelated, dubious policy proposals.

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