{"id":1973149,"date":"2023-07-14T14:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T18:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-try-to-cut-1-billion-in-funding-from-fbi\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T14:10:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T18:10:46","slug":"house-republicans-try-to-cut-1-billion-in-funding-from-fbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-try-to-cut-1-billion-in-funding-from-fbi\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans attempt to slash FBI funding by $1 billion."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-republicans-try-to-cut-1-billion-in-funding-from-fbi%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1973149&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A House Republican Subcommittee Advances Legislation to Cut FBI Funding<\/h2>\n<p>A House Republican subcommittee advanced legislation on Friday that would cut funding for the FBI by $1 billion, and decrease overall funding for related agencies to 2022 levels.<\/p>\n<p>The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies approved the bill, which includes a 9% cut in funding for the FBI, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-joe-manchin-threatens-to-derail-bidens-1-9-trillion-aid-bill-unless-it-receives-bipartisan-support\/\" title=\"Sen. Joe Manchin Threatens To Derail Biden\u2019s .9 Trillion Aid Bill Unless It Receives \u2018Bipartisan\u2019 Support\">party-line vote<\/a>. Included in the $1 billion cut is a $400 million decrease in FBI salaries and related expenses, and new spending limitations on the bureau.<\/p>\n<h3>House GOP Lawmakers Push for Biden Impeachment<\/h3>\n<p>The FBI&#8217;s budget under the new legislation would drop from $11.3 billion in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-of-bidens-1-9-trillion-coronavirus-relief-bill-has-nothing-to-do-with-public-health\/\" title=\"Most Of Biden\u2019s .9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill Has Nothing To Do With Public Health\">current fiscal year<\/a> to $10.3 billion in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Other key components of the bill include a ban on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-try-to-cut-1-billion-in-funding-from-fbi\/\" title=\"House Republicans attempt to slash FBI funding by  billion.\">bureau investigating politically sensitive cases<\/a> without a bipartisan staff in the Justice Department overseeing it. The move is part of the Right&#8217;s aim at limiting the alleged politicization of the FBI, which Republicans have claimed has targeted conservatives, while not leading full investigations of people such as Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The bill also prevents the bureau from paying the salaries of agents who retaliate against whistleblowers, and those who refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena. It also blocks the salaries of those who allegedly impose on an employee&#8217;s First Amendment rights, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-boebert-and-rep-biggs-vow-to-stand-up-against-democrat-overreach-defend-second-amendment-at-cpac\/\" title=\"Rep. Boebert and Rep. Biggs vow to stand up against Democrat overreach, defend Second Amendment at CPAC\">including free speech<\/a>, and prevents the bureau from labeling any communications as &#8220;misinformation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats on the subcommittee slammed the proposed legislation, claiming it &#8220;defunds&#8221; law enforcement instead of supporting law enforcement as Republicans claim to do.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This bill does defund law enforcement and takes funding away from programs that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/14-state-attorneys-say-keystone-cancellation-delivers-crippling-economic-injuries-threaten-legal-action\/\" title=\"14 State Attorneys Say Keystone Cancellation Delivers \u2018Crippling Economic Injuries,\u2019 Threaten Legal Action\">create good jobs<\/a>,&#8221; Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) said during the subcommittee&#8217;s meeting on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The bill also slashes discretionary funding for the Commerce Department by $1.4 billion, and cuts the Department of Justice&#8217;s funding by $2 billion, according to the GOP summary of the bill.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A House Republican subcommittee passed a bill on Friday to reduce FBI funding by $1 billion and overall funding for related agencies to 2022 levels. 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