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Lawmaker urges Congress to restore victim-services funding amid proposed federal cuts
Summary
A lawmaker told a House Judiciary Committee hearing that proposed budget cuts and recent federal terminations of grant funding threaten programs for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking and urged bipartisan support to restore those grants.
A lawmaker told a House Judiciary Committee hearing that recent federal cuts and a proposed fiscal 2027 budget threaten programs that help survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking and urged colleagues to restore funding.
The speaker said Congress has previously provided ‘‘significant investments in public safety’’ that helped reduce crime, but argued many survivors still lack access to critical services. "Victims and survivors must be given the support that they need to heal and to find stability in their lives again," the lawmaker said,…
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