Democrats to Target DOJ’s New Weaponization Fund in Budget Vote

May 20, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC

Democrats plan to put Republicans on the record on the Trump administration’s new $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” during a politically charged vote series this week.

“Republicans, are you for the slush fund, this evil, corrupt slush fund, or are you against it?” Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday.

The Senate is preparing to consider its budget bill to fund immigration enforcement and the Border Patrol using a procedure that triggers a vote-a-rama allowing senators to force votes on an unlimited number of amendments. Democrats, who were already planning to force votes on what they deem “costs and corruption,” will ...

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