Ryan, McConnell defend wins in spending bill

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House and Senate Republican leaders defended a $1 trillion spending bill Tuesday amid mounting conservative criticism that it amounts to a cave-in to Democrats.

“I feel very good about the wins that we got with the administration in this bill,” House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said Tuesday.

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