He defeated a bid to kill a government spending project that he says it does n't like . John Avlon says GOP critics of government spending voted for half - billion dollar project . He says this was a clear - cut case of a way to cut the budget deficit . Avlon asks how GOP can run on platform of cutting spending while supporting this project .
House defeated a bid to kill a defense spending project that Pentagon says it does n't need . John Avlon says GOP critics of government spending voted for half-billion dollar project . He says this was a clear-cut case of a way to cut the budget deficit . Avlon asks how GOP can run on platform of cutting spending while supporting this project .