Way harder than it should be: Why Congress may balk on $1.7B compensation fund
Senate Republicans pulled their ICE and Border Patrol funding bill after backlash over a $1.776 billion compensation fund created without Congress.
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Senate Republicans pulled their ICE and Border Patrol funding bill after backlash over a $1.776 billion compensation fund created without Congress.
President Trump on Friday defended the Justice Department's $1.7 billion "anti-weaponization" fund and said he "gave up a lot of money" by allowing its creation.
Congressional Republicans are lashing out over a nearly $1.8 billion fund created by the Department of Justice (DOJ) this week to give payouts to those who claim to have been the target of a “weaponized” government. Discontent over the fund contributed to senators abruptly deciding to leave town for the Memorial Day weekend rather than [...]
Congressional Republicans are lashing out over a nearly $1.8 billion fund created by the Department of Justice (DOJ) this week to give payouts to those who claim to have been the target of a “weaponized” government. Discontent over the fund contributed to senators abruptly deciding to leave town for the Memorial Day weekend rather than…
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., about his concerns with the so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund.
Applications are already rolling into the Justice Department from hopefuls aiming for some of the nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, even though the process can’t officially begin until commissioners are chosen to decide how the money is doled out.
Senate Republicans scrapped their remaining votes for the week and won't reconvene until June after tensions exploded over the Justice Department's $1.776 billion "weaponization" fund.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said Wednesday the nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund that the Department of Justice (DOJ) created earlier this week should be approved by Congress. “People are concerned about paying their mortgage or rent, affording groceries and paying for gas, not about putting together a $1.8 billion fund for the President and his…