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Senate panel presses AG Bondi over president's $33.6 billion DOJ budget proposing 7% cut
Summary
At a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing, Attorney General Pamela Bondi defended President Trump's fiscal 2026 Justice Department request — $33.6 billion, a reported 7% cut from FY2025 — while senators voiced concern about proposed staffing reductions, grant cuts and component reorganizations.
Chairman Jerry Moran opened the Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Justice Department's fiscal year 2026 budget by saying the president has requested $33,600,000,000 for the Department of Justice and that the request represents a reduction of roughly $2,500,000,000, or about 7% from FY2025 enacted levels.
The budget, said Moran, would reduce roughly 5,100 positions across DOJ, including attorneys, special agents, deputy U.S. marshals and professional staff. "I commend the attorney general for efforts to streamline the department, achieve operational efficiencies, and find savings for the American taxpayer," Moran said, while adding that he was "concerned by the depth of some of the proposed cuts," especially to law enforcement components and DOJ grant programs.
Why it matters: senators said the cuts affect federal law enforcement capacity and…
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