About this episode
The episode discusses the Senate's rejection of a bid to block the DOJ's weaponization fund amidst political analysis and insights from various guests.
Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF . The Senate voted down a bid by retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to permanently block the Department of Justice from establishing a fund to pay people who claim to have been victims of government “weaponization.” The weaponization fund, established as part of a settlement between President Donald Trump and the IRS, has received bipartisan pushback but failed to garner the 60 votes needed to pass. Only 15 senators voted in support of the amendment as part of a marathon vote series on a GOP bill (S.2) to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection for the rest of Trump’s term. DOJ announced it was dropping the fund after a court blocked work on it, but lawmakers have sought to ensure it’s permanently shut down. The issue held up consideration of the immigration enforcement funding bill for weeks. Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with…
People in this episode
Hosts: Joe Mathieu, Kailey Leinz
Guests: Erik Wasson, Michelle Jamrisko, Kristine Aquino, Rick Davis
Topics covered
- Senate vote
- Department of Justice
- government funding
- political analysis
- bipartisan issues
Keywords
- Senate
- Department of Justice
- weaponization fund
- bipartisan
- politics
- Trump
- immigration funding
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Department of Justice, Bloomberg, IRS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, Stonecourt Capital
Places: United States
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