Dems block bid to defund Cesar Chavez monument despite child sexual abuse allegations

Senate Democrats blocked a Republican-led effort to defund the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument amid allegations of child sexual abuse against the labor activist. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) argued the monument should be abolished as a 'crime scene,' but Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) opposed removal, emphasizing the need to preserve historical truth and labor movement history.