VIDEO: Senate Republicans Block Rosen Attempts to Redirect Trump Slush Fund to Support SNAP, Medicaid, and Law Enforcement

Skip to content Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Flickr Newsletter Español Newsletter Español Search For Nevadans Constituent Services Help with a Federal Agency Flag Requests Tour Requests Internships Senate Page Nominations Academy Nominations Resource Guides Veterans Resource Guide Senior Resource Guide Small Business Pocket Guide Federal Funding Grant Requests Appropriations Requests Community Project Funding FY27 NDAA Submission Requests About Jacky Biography Committees Voting Record News Press Releases In The News Videos Photos Contact Email Jacky Request a Meeting Office Locations Newsletter Signup Privacy Policy For Nevadans Constituent Services Help with a Federal Agency Flag Requests Tour Requests Internships Senate Page Nominations Academy Nominations Resource Guides Veterans Resource Guide Senior Resource Guide Small Business Pocket Guide Federal Funding Grant Requests Appropriations Requests Community Project Funding FY27 NDAA Submission Requests About Jacky Biography Committees Voting Record News Press Releases In The News Videos Photos Contact Email Jacky Request a Meeting Office Locations Newsletter Signup Privacy Policy VIDEO: Senate Republicans Block Rosen Attempts to Redirect Trump Slush Fund to Support SNAP, Medicaid, and Law Enforcement June 17, 2026 Watch Senator Rosen’s Full Remarks HERE . WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Republicans blocked multiple attempts by Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) to pass her bills to redirect federal funding from Donald Trump’s slush fund toward SNAP, Medicaid, and law enforcement programs. While Donald Trump’s Department of Justice claims it will not pursue this fund anymore, Senate Republicans have refused to outlaw the fund – leaving the door open for Trump to revive the slush fund in the future. Senator Rosen continues to fight against all reckless spending by the Trump Administration on vanity projects. In June, she successfully helped block a Republican proposal to funnel $1 billion in taxpayer money for Trump’s White House ballroom. Additionally, the Office of Senator Rosen has released various reports on how taxpayer money for the ballroom could be better used to support Nevadans and law enforcement . Below is a Full Transcript of Senator Rosen’s Floor Speech: At a time when hardworking families across this country are being squeezed by skyrocketing costs, you would think the President of the United States and Washington Republicans would be focused on finding ways to help people afford their groceries, access affordable health care, and keep communities safe. In fact, that is what Donald Trump himself ran on. He promised he would lower costs on “Day One.” That’s a quote. On “Day One.” Instead, now that he is in office, Trump is completely fixated on his corrupt slush fund where he would give your tax dollars – your tax dollars to his political allies. So, how did we get here? Donald Trump sued his own IRS and Treasury Department to try and get ten billion dollars – your tax dollars – for himself. But then, of course, he was so kind that he agreed to drop his lawsuit against his own government, our government, as long as it set up a slush fund of $1.8 billion to pay out his allies, supporters, and even January 6 rioters who assaulted police officers. Understandably, the American people strongly opposed this corrupt attempt to misuse their tax dollars, so the Justice Department had to come out and claim that the fund is dead. But Donald Trump has made it perfectly clear that he still wants this slush fund to move forward so he can pay January 6 rioters who beat up police officers at the United States Capitol on January 6th – I was here. And frankly, I don’t trust his cronies to put an end to it. It’s unbelievable! Whether it’s a billion dollars for a ballroom, or $1.8 billion for a slush fund, Trump is focused on himself, not on the hardships of our communities – your communities, our families, not on the hardships people are facing… Our families are struggling to put food on the table. Our families are worried about losing their health care. Our police departments are struggling with staffing shortages. That’s why Congress has a responsibility to put an end to this wasteful slush fund once and for all. So I’ve introduced a package of three bills that would make sure this slush fund can never happen, and would instead redirect that $1.8 billion to programs that actually help hardworking families and keep our communities safe. My first bill would permanently block this slush fund from being created and if the Trump Administration still moves ahead with it, it would direct the funding to SNAP, the food assistance program that Washington Republicans gutted to pay for their “One Big Beautiful Bill.” In Nevada alone, nearly 55,000 people lost SNAP benefits between July of last year and January of this year. And as a reminder 40% of SNAP recipients in Nevada are children. Children are going hungry because of Trump’s cuts to [give] to billionaires. This means