ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND

On 2026-06-08, Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) delivered a floor speech titled "ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND" in the Senate.

ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 96 (Monday, June 8, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 96 (Monday, June 8, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S2657-S2658] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, well, just about everyone in America hates Trump's slush fund, but every Senate Republican but one is culpable for allowing Trump to go forward with the slush fund. Again, people in America hate the fund. Every Senate Republican allowed Trump to go forward with the slush fund. They supported a reconciliation bill that had no restraints on Trump's corrupt slush fund even after Democrats forced vote after [[Page S2658]] vote in trying to ban the fund. The American people will remember how Senate Republicans sided with Trump instead of them, and it doesn't bode well for the GOP. Yesterday, Trump showed how empty Todd Blanche's promise is to drop the MAGA slush fund. Asked whether he would stop trying to give cash payouts to his corrupt cronies, convicted criminals, and January 6 insurrectionists, Trump said: If it was up to me, I'd pay them the kind of money that they deserve. What they deserve? The only thing January 6 insurrectionists deserve for maiming police officers is to sit in a prison cell, but Donald Trump and Senate Republicans think the rioters deserve a cut of Americans' paychecks. Trump went on to say: I think the weaponization fund is a great idea, and so do many other Republicans. Listen to that, America. Donald Trump has no intention of dropping his slush fund. You don't have to be a Senator to see just how corrupt--just how crooked--Trump's slush fund scheme is, but Senate Republicans chose not--not--to outlaw Trump's plan to line his pockets with Americans' tax dollars. Senate Republicans are complicit in Trump's corruption. Democrats set up a procedure and used reconciliation to show exactly where Republicans stood on the slush fund, and the American people were aghast. Republicans could have supported Democratic amendments to ban the slush fund permanently. Republicans could have voted for our amendment to prevent taxpayer-funded payouts to violent January 6 rioters. Republicans could have stood with the American people, but, instead, they reaffirmed their loyalty to Trump and his corrupt administration. ____________________