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WASHINGTON \u2014 A multibillion-dollar package to fund immigration enforcement for the rest of President Donald Trump\u2019s term faced new delays Thursday as Senate Republicans showed a rare split with the president over his new \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund.<\/p>\n

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The administration dispatched Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to Capitol Hill to meet with Senate Republicans as many fought to add restrictions to Trump\u2019s $1.776 billion fund as a condition for passing a proposed $72 billion for the departments of Homeland Security and Justice.<\/p>\n

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said the hours-long closed-door meeting with Blanche included \u201cspirited discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Department of Justice announced Monday the fund for \u201cvictims of lawfare\u201d in exchange for Trump dropping his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS. Both agencies are under his purview.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s unprecedented to see a settlement between two parties that seem to be the same person,\u201d Paul said.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, senators left their meeting with Blanche with no immediate path forward for the budget reconciliation bill that requires a simple majority to pass. Senate Majority Leader John Thune can only afford to lose a handful of votes in the GOP-led Senate that is split 53-47, as all Democrats vow to oppose the package.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going home,\u201d Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said as he made flight arrangements with his staff while standing outside the meeting room.<\/p>\n

Thune told reporters, \u201cWe will pick up where we left off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked whether he thinks a resolution can be reached, the South Dakota Republican said: \u201cThat\u2019s what I\u2019m counting on.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Senate has adjourned except for pro forma sessions until the afternoon of June 1, the date Trump set to have the finished bill on his desk.<\/p>\n

Among the sticking points in the Blanche meeting: whether Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot defendants who assaulted police officers would qualify for the financial relief.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did raise that issue,\u201d said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. \u201cBut we haven\u2019t seen (bill) language yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

The administration maintains the fund will be nonpartisan and not only open to Trump supporters. A five-seat commission \u2014 four to be appointed by Blanche and the fifth in consultation with Congress \u2014 will issue decisions on financial claims.<\/p>\n

Further details emerged Tuesday from the Department of Justice, revealing that Trump and his family will be forever immune from tax audits as part of the settlement.<\/p>\n

Ballroom battle<\/h4>\n

Before debate erupted over Trump\u2019s \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund, Republicans had already fractured over a $1 billion Secret Service security earmark in the bill, $220 million of which was set to be used to \u201charden\u201d Trump\u2019s White House ballroom project.<\/p>\n

The funds for the \u201cEast Wing Modernization Project\u201d would have paid for bulletproof glass, drone detection technologies, and filtration systems designed to detect chemical or other contaminants.<\/p>\n

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who lost his primary Saturday after Trump supported another candidate, told reporters he would not vote for ballroom funds.<\/p>\n

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Democrats claimed credit for getting the $1 billion tossed from the bill after challenging whether the provision fit within the strict parameters of reconciliation. Ultimately, the Senate parliamentarian ruled it out, sparking a social media attack from Trump on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Trump told reporters Thursday that if Senate Republicans didn\u2019t find a way to pass the extra security money, \u201cThen the White House won\u2019t be a very secure place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senate Dems vow to stop \u2018slush fund\u2019<\/h4>\n

Democrats pounced on the opportunity to spotlight the Republican division.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis afternoon, Republicans \u2014 so divided, so dysfunctional, so disorganized \u2014 are fleeing Washington,\u201d Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters at a press conference after movement on the package stalled.<\/p>\n

\u201cRepublicans are divided over things that Americans don\u2019t want, but Democrats are united around things that the people do want \u2014 for us to lower their costs, rein in the chaos, fight the corruption that is endemic to this administration,\u201d the New York Democrat added.<\/p>\n

Schumer added that \u201cwe\u2019ll do everything we can to stop this slush fund, whether it\u2019s in the courts, whether it\u2019s legislative, whether it\u2019s through reconciliation, or any other legislative means.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senate Democrats still plan to offer up a handful of painful amendments for GOP senators to vote on during a marathon voting session when and if the bill finally reaches the floor.<\/p>\n

War powers vote postponed<\/h4>\n

On the other side of the Capitol, House Republicans abruptly delayed an Iran War Powers Resolution vote moments before it was scheduled to open on the floor.<\/p>\n

This would have been the fourth time Democrats brought the privileged motion to the floor. The 1970s-era War Powers Resolution sets reporting procedures and limitations on a president\u2019s military campaigns abroad.<\/p>\n

An effort to curtail Trump\u2019s campaign in Iran failed in a tied House vote just one week ago.<\/p>\n

Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., shouted on the floor as the presiding officer moved procedures forward, skipping the War Powers Resolution.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre we not voting on it because the American people are sick and tired of this illegal war that\u2019s costing tens of billions of dollars? Gas prices are through the roof. People can\u2019t afford their groceries,\u201d McGovern said, alleging the Republicans lacked the \u201cguts\u201d to vote on it.<\/p>\n

The House now also leaves for the Memorial Day break and will not return until June 1.<\/p>\n

House Speaker Mike Johnson\u2019s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Shutt contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n

Colorado Newsline is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Colorado Newsline maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Quentin Young for questions: info@coloradonewsline.com.<\/p>\n

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