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Appropriations markup pits House Republicans and Democrats over FBI, ATF and local law enforcement funding
Summary
House members clashed over proposed reductions and restores in the CJS bill that Democratic lawmakers say will force the FBI and ATF to cut thousands of agents and hobble investigations, while Republicans defended the bill as reining in agency overreach and enforcing accountability.
House members sharply disagreed over funding for federal law enforcement in the Commerce, Justice, Science, and related agencies appropriations bill during a full markup. Democrats said the bill would force layoffs at the FBI and ATF and strip key grants from state and local partners; Republicans defended the bill as…
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