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Rep. Suozzi calls on Republicans to 'stand up' to stop 'anti-weaponization fund'

Suozzi urged Republicans to join Democrats in blocking payments from the Justice Department fund.

Rep. Suozzi calls on Republicans to 'stand up' to stop 'anti-weaponization fund'
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Reps. Tom Suozzi and Brian Fitzpatrick introduced a bipartisan bill to block payments from the Justice Department’s $1.8 billion fund. Suozzi urged Republicans to join Democrats, arguing Congress should stop taxpayer money from reaching people who claim they were victimized by the government.

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Republican co-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus and co-sponsor of a bill to block fund payments

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Todd Blanche
R · Attorney General

Acting attorney general responding to criticism of the fund

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose administration is associated with the fund and who pardoned a Jan. 6 defendant

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R · KY-4

Republican representative cited as having lost a primary to a Trump-backed challenger

Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Republican senator cited as having lost a primary to a Trump-backed challenger

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Suozzi and Fitzpatrick Introduce Bill to Block DOJ Fund Payments

Suozzi and Fitzpatrick introduced a bipartisan bill to block federal payments through the Justice Department’s nearly $1.8 billion fund. Center outlets focus on the bill’s limits on fund payments, with coverage also noting Suozzi’s appeal to Republicans and the dispute around the fund. Right-leaning outlets frame it as a Republican joining a Democrat to stop the fund and note Fitzpatrick’s concern about transparency.

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