Congressional leaders revealed this week they plan to narrowly decrease the FBI’s annual funding as part of a newly released government spending bill, and the House and Senate are expected to vote on the legislation before Friday evening to prevent a partial government shutdown.
When the bill was made public, Republicans touted that the FBI was among a handful of agencies that would see a minimal decrease in funding through fiscal 2024. The bureau’s 6% funding decrease came out to $654 million and results in the FBI’s budget coming in at $10.7 billion.
The legislation “utilizes the power of the purse to address the weaponization of the growing bureaucracy within the FBI,” Republicans said.
The GOP has long been critical of the FBI, accusing the bureau of targeting people with conservative viewpoints. House Republican lawmakers have Read more…
