Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) criticized his Republican challenger, Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.), for saying he supported government payouts to supposed victims of government "weaponization," such as the Jan. 6 rioters. "Yesterday, we heard Congressman Mike Collins unacceptably and disgustingly call for taxpayer-funded payouts to the violent thugs who ransacked the United States Capitol to try to overturn the 2020 election," Ossoff said. "Congressman Collins needs to immediately come out and publicly retract his support for these taxpayer-funded payouts to violent insurrectionists." The Trump administration in May announced a $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" to pay Jan. 6 rioters, but shelved the initiative amid blowback from Republican senators. Support fearless, unflinching journalism that holds power accountable and relentlessly pursues the truth.