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Raskin introduces bill to block Trump’s $1.776B after GOP shoots down effort to subpoena Blanche

Raskin introduces bill to block Trump’s $1.776B after GOP shoots down effort to subpoena Blanche

Summary

Representative Jamie Raskin introduced a bill to stop the Justice Department from using a new $1.776 billion fund to pay people who say the government wrongly targeted them. This move followed Republicans blocking an attempt to subpoena Rep. Blanche.

Key Facts

  • Rep. Jamie Raskin is the lead Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee.
  • He introduced a bill named the “No Taxpayer-Funded 5 Settlement Slush Funds Act.”
  • The bill aims to block a $1.776 billion DOJ compensation fund.
  • The fund is for payments to people claiming they were unfairly targeted by the government.
  • Republicans stopped an effort to subpoena Representative Blanche before this bill was introduced.
  • The bill seeks to prevent taxpayer money from being used for these payouts.
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