The political fallout over President Donald Trump‘s settlement fund is spreading on Capitol Hill despite the Department of Justice‘s assurances that “lawfare” victims will no longer receive payouts from the federal government.

Partisan fighting over the fund is seeping into delicate Senate negotiations to keep the government open past the fall. Democrats want a vote to block its creation, something Republicans are rejecting as a “poison pill.” In the House, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) is gathering signatures to force a similar vote outside of the regular appropriations process.