Barbara Sprunt

It could include the people who attacked police at the U.S.

Capitol on January 6th.

There's already a bipartisan effort in the House to kill the fund.

Barbara Sprint, NPR News, Washington.

Senate Republicans said they'll address immigration enforcement when they return to Capitol Hill.

But in the background is the reason they had to pause in the first place, opposition to a nearly $2 billion anti-weaponization fund from the White House.

The fund, part of President Trump's settlement of a lawsuit against the IRS, would give money to people who allege they've been wronged by the government.

It could include the people who attacked police at the U.S.

Capitol on January 6th.

There's already a bipartisan effort in the House to kill the fund.

Barbara Sprint, NPR News, Washington.

Religious and community leaders lobbied Congress to boost funding the nonprofit security grant program to $1 billion.

In 2024, around 33% of applicants to the program were approved.

Eric Fingerhut is the president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America, which led the lobbying effort.

The program can be used to fund installing door locks and security cameras and erecting bollards to stop vehicles from crashing into buildings.

Barbara Sprunt, NPR News, Washington.

That could include funding the people who ransacked the Capitol and attacked police on January 6th.

There were a number of Republican senators who right out of the gate said they were blindsided by this.

Of course, this is money that hasn't been appropriated by Congress.

And enough Senate Republicans were alarmed over the plan and wanted to address it before they passed this immigration funding.