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 . We owe it to our troops to see that every dollar allocated to the military is spent where they need it , not where congressional appropriators want it . 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 .
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 .