WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), announced that he will be introducing an amendment to the Republican reconciliation bill to prevent violent criminals, including those who assaulted police officers, and child molesters from receiving a payout from the Trump Administration's slush fund created by the Department of Justice. The Senator will be pressing for a vote on his amendment during the reconciliation process expected to take place this week as Republicans seek to pass their legislation to fund ICE and CBP without guardrails. Senato...