House Repeals Senate Clause Allowing GOP Senators To Seek Taxpayer Damages

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The House unanimously voted to repeal a Senate-added clause that could grant certain GOP senators at least $500,000 in taxpayer-funded damages tied to investigators accessing their phone records during the Smith probe. The measure now moves to the Senate, where Republicans are split and leaders say they will review the repeal. Lawmakers previously passed the shutdown-ending bill containing the clause to avoid extending the closure.

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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:02The House voted unanimously to repeal a Senate-added clause that could award certain GOP

00:07senators at least $500,000 in taxpayer-funded damages, according to The Wall Street Journal.

00:12The clause was tied to investigators accessing their phone records

00:15during the Smith probe into Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

00:19The repeal measure passed now heads to the Senate.

00:22House lawmakers from both parties criticized the clause as improper

00:25and passed the shutdown-ending bill earlier this month to avoid prolonging the closure.

00:30Senate Republicans remain divided.

00:31Lindsey Graham said he plans to sue under the provision,

00:34while Josh Hawley said he won't seek damages.

00:36Chuck Schumer said he agreed to add the provision

00:38to protect Democratic senators from potential targeting.

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