Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), joined by other Democratic lawmakers, speaks in Washington on May 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on June 1 launched a coordinated effort to block a nearly $1.8 billion Justice Department (DOJ) fund tied to President Donald Trump’s settled lawsuit against the IRS, telling colleagues his caucus would use every legislative tool available to stop it.
In a letter to Senate Democrats sent as the chamber returned from its Memorial Day recess, Schumer said the party would rely on budget reconciliation, the annual spending bills, floor votes, and oversight to keep the money from going out. He pledged to force Republicans to take recorded votes on the issue.