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Lawmaker says Trump cuts and proposed 2027 budget threaten victim services
Summary
A lawmaker told the House Judiciary Committee that last year’s cancellation of $500 million in federal grants and the Trump administration’s proposed fiscal 2027 cuts to the Office of Violence Against Women would reduce housing and legal assistance for survivors and risk leaving the Crime Victims Fund nearly depleted.
A lawmaker told the House Judiciary Committee that last year’s federal grant cancellations and President Trump’s proposed fiscal 2027 budget would cut funding for programs that support victims of crime, potentially depriving millions of survivors of services.
The lawmaker said the administration ‘‘abruptly terminated $500,000,000 in grant funding that reduced crime and improved our public safety’’ and that those cuts included more than 50 grants…
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