WASHINGTON (AP) — At an unlikely-to-be-read 1,582 pages, Congress’ $1.1 trillion spending bill is precisely the sort of massive legislation that Republicans criticized when they successfully sought power three years ago in the House.

Then add to that the funding included for the implementation of “Obamacare,” a particularly galling defeat for the tea party and its supporters who pushed the government into a partial shutdown last fall in an attempt to cut off all support for the health care law.