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Chuck Schumer lays out Democrats' plan to fight Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund in the Senate

Schumer outlined Senate tactics to block the fund and said he would offer an amendment against it.

Chuck Schumer lays out Democrats' plan to fight Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund in the Senate
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Chuck Schumer said Democrats will use Senate procedures and a new bill to try to block the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion compensation fund. The article says Democrats may be unable to stop the fund but can force Republicans to vote on it.

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Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate Minority Leader leading Democrats’ effort to block the fund

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Todd Blanche
R · Attorney General

Acting attorney general who briefed Senate Republicans about the fund

Elissa Slotkin
D · MI · SEN

Senator who introduced the Drain the Slush Fund Act

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose administration created the fund and later signaled it was backing away from it

Adam B. Schiff
D · CA · SEN

Senator who introduced the Drain the Slush Fund Act

Mark Kelly
D · AZ · SEN

Senator who introduced the Drain the Slush Fund Act

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Schumer Says Democrats Will Seek to Block Weaponization Fund

Outlets agree that Schumer said Senate Democrats would try to block the roughly $1.8 billion fund and force a Senate vote using procedural tactics. Center outlets emphasize those tactics and the possibility that Democrats can force votes even if they cannot stop the fund. Right-leaning outlets stress the effort’s potential to endanger the Republican-led package and, in one account, block compensation for victims of government abuse.

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