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The notion of the federal government doling out compensation to rioters who sought to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power and violently assaulted members of the United States Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police Department on January 6, 2021 is absurd and offensive. Is it possible, on May 21, 2026, the Republicans finally found an ethical bridge too far? To prioritize rewarding these insurrectionists as if they have been victimized while hard-working, honest Americans struggle to make ends meet is indefensible.