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Chris Coons: “My amendment is simple. It’s one sentence. The Department of Justice may not use taxpayer funds to make settlement…”

On the recordJune 6, 2026
My amendment is simple. It’s one sentence. The Department of Justice may not use taxpayer funds to make settlement payments to any individual convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers at or around the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Senator Coons speaks on the Senate floor about his amendment.

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