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Sen. John Kennedy criticizes the Senate's bipartisan appropriations process as broken and is causing delays and disagreements over government funding, advocating for spending cuts and protesting the current system's inefficiencies, which has frustrated colleagues and challenged traditional Senate cooperation.
Senate appropriators are set to approve a government funding bill for the FBI after resolving a dispute over the agency's headquarters relocation, with discussions also ongoing in Congress about cryptocurrency legislation, potential Senate candidate replacements, and other political issues.
Senate Republican Mitch McConnell is returning to the Appropriations Committee, where he is influencing key legislation including provisions on hemp regulation, defense spending, and Ukraine aid, as he prepares for his retirement and continues to shape U.S. foreign policy and domestic issues like Michigan's congressional race.
Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate Appropriations process, aiming to influence key spending bills, including provisions on industrial hemp and increased defense and Ukraine support, as part of his legacy before retirement.