Frustrated Congress Leaves DC, Angry over 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund
Republicans faced backlash over a $1.7 billion Justice Department settlement fund and delayed the immigration measure until after recess, lawmakers said.
- Senate Republicans abruptly left Washington on Thursday without voting on a roughly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies, stalling over an impasse regarding a controversial Justice Department settlement fund.
- The Justice Department's nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, created to compensate those claiming political targeting, sparked concern that taxpayer dollars could benefit individuals involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
- Republicans abandoned a proposal to include $1 billion for White House security, including about $220 million for a ballroom project, after facing internal party backlash over the spending.
- North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis called the settlement 'stupid on stilts,' while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer pledged to stop the 'slush fund,' calling it 'morally wrong.'
- Republican leaders delayed the vote until they return from Memorial Day recess the week of June 1, following an apparently tense meeting Thursday with Attorney General Todd Blanche regarding the fund.
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Frustrated Congress leaves DC, angry over 'anti-weaponization' fund
Lawmakers left Washington for Memorial Day weekend without passing a budget reconciliation bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, due in large part to GOP backlash against the Trump administration's newly announced $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund. Senate Republicans on Thursday blasted acting Attorney General Todd Blanche over the proposal to set...
NEW: Trump Establishes Controversial $1.776B Anti-Weaponization Fund
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Senate Republicans left Washington without voting on a $71.7 billion immigration enforcement funding bill, citing frustrations over additional funding requests for a White House ballroom and an anti-weaponization fund.
Republican frustrations over Trump's fund, ballroom and Iran war mount
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Republican Divisions Over Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund Derail Reconciliation Vote
The Senate is headed for a Memorial Day recess after failing to take up an immigration funding bill. AP Photo/Alex BrandonRepublicans abruptly dropped plans to vote on an immigration spending package this month after many senators expressed grave concerns about President Donald Trump’s proposed “anti-weaponization” fund.The Senate is now set to leave for a weeklong recess without moving ahead on the legislation, which it had hoped to send to the…
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