WATCH LIVE: Kash Patel testifies on FBI budget request
FBI Director Kash Patel is set too testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee about the bureau’s fiscal 2027 budget request. The FBI is asking for more than $12.5 billion-nearly an 18% increase over fiscal 2026. Patel will be one of four witnesses at the hearing, alongside the ATF, U.S. Marshals Service, and DEA directors. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. Got it. Here’s a clean summary of the item:
– **Who:** FBI Director **Kash Patel** (along with directors/leaders from the **ATF**, **U.S. Marshals Service**, and **DEA**)
– **What:** Testimony before the **Senate Appropriations Committee** regarding the FBI’s **FY 2027 budget request**
– **When:** **2:00 p.m. Tuesday**
– **Budget request:** The FBI is seeking **more than $12.5 billion**, about **an 18% increase** over **FY 2026**
If you want, I can also turn this into a short news blurb suitable for posting, or pull out the key bullet points for a briefing memo.
FBI Director Kash Patel is testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee on his agency’s budget request for fiscal 2027.
The bureau is requesting more than $12.5 billion in appropriated funds, marking a nearly 18% increase from fiscal 2026.
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Patel will be one of four witnesses asking Congress for funding. The other three are Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Director Robert Cekada, U.S. Marshals Service Director Gadyaces Serralta, and Drug Enforcement Administrator Terry Cole.
The hearing is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
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