House Speaker Mike Johnson announced significant budget cuts to several federal law enforcement and environmental agencies, citing their alleged misuse against the American populace. Johnson's proposal includes a 3% reduction in funding for the Department of Justice (DOJ), a 7% cut for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), a 6% decrease for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and a 10% cut for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This move has sparked a debate on the implications for law enforcement and environmental regulation, with critics accusing the Republicans of undermining national security and law enforcement capabilities amid accusations of political bias. The proposed cuts are part of a broader Republican strategy to address what they perceive as overreach and politicization within these agencies, with some critics framing it as a new form of 'Defunding The Police.'
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‘Defunding The Police!’ Dan Abrams Slams Speaker Johnson For Proposing Cuts To 'Weaponized' Federal Law Enforcement https://t.co/X6dUTsStkZ
House Republicans are using fuzzy math to brag about already-meager cuts to the FBI and the ATF. https://t.co/MWdM8ZFGzs
Defund the police 'isn't dead,' it's just taken new form with massive implications: retired police chief https://t.co/lcYtXkN5vB
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans are pushing for cuts to federal law enforcement agencies "that we believe are really overreaching and have been turned, in some ways, against the American people." https://t.co/hUXXeciavA https://t.co/trAwSXh2qX
on the day House Republicans are touting a budget cut to the FBI! https://t.co/6qNBPRTC1y
Defund the Police and even Abolish the Police were ideas peddled by Legacy Media outlets. https://t.co/cmxn8E09Yj
“We're going to cut @TheJusticeDept, @ATFHQ, and @FBI. That's just the start." - @SpeakerJohnson 🔥 🔥 🔥 https://t.co/f5kKkX78ZS
SPEAKER JOHNSON: "We also advanced cuts to some of the agencies that have been turned against the American people. We're gonna cut 3% from DOJ, 7% from the ATF, 6% from the FBI, and 10% from the EPA." https://t.co/amfBRqHnaJ
GOP budget proposal includes 7% cut at #DOJ and 6% cut at @FBI. Tell me again how they are pro-law enforcement and for a strong national security: https://t.co/RBfxBI2WFm
FBI sees slight reduction in funding amid Republicans’ accusations of political bias https://t.co/7dxAvi64sg https://t.co/7dxAvi64sg
🚨BREAKING: Speaker Mike Johnson announces cuts to the following Government Agencies: 3% from DOJ, 7% from the ATF, 6% from the FBI, and 10% from the EPA. Do you support this? https://t.co/V6Gu8AmNYt
Speaker Johnson Calls For Defunding Federal Law Enforcement Agencies That Have 'Turned... Against the American People' https://t.co/kmIA9j85R0
Speaker Johnson: “We are going to cut 3% from DOJ, 7% from the ATF, 6% from the FBI, and 10% from the EPA.” https://t.co/l5ieVPWvK6
Speaker Johnson channels Ron Paul: "We are going to cut 3% from DOJ, 7% from the ATF, 6% from the FBI, and 10% from the EPA." https://t.co/83wDigetwr
Johnson: We also advanced cuts to some of the agencies that have been turned against the American people. We are going to cut 3% from DOJ, 7% from the ATF, 6% from the FBI, and 10% from the EPA. https://t.co/RzKKPiLD73