Schumer Launches Senate Democratic Campaign to Block $1.8 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on June 1 launched a coordinated effort to block a nearly $1.8 billion Justice Department (DOJ) fund tied to President Donald Trump’s settled lawsuit against the IRS, telling colleagues his caucus would use every legislative tool available to stop it. In a letter to Senate Democrats sent as the chamber returned from its Memorial Day recess, Schumer said the party would rely on budget reconciliation, the annual spending bills, floor votes, and oversight to keep the money from going out. He pledged to force Republicans to take recorded votes on the issue. “This week, Senate Democrats will launch a coordinated effort to kill the slush fund before one cent goes out the door,” Schumer wrote, using his term for the program. “And no matter what Republicans do, we will force them to vote.”...