It's the latest example of the White House's new aggressive strategy.
budget plan would "make communities less safe" by cutting funding for 11,000 FBI personnel, freezing hiring at the ATF and otherwise slashing money for law enforcement positions and related grants.
Some GOP hardliners have been vocal about their desire to slash funding to agencies they view as weaponized against conservatives. Rep. Matt Gaetz has even suggested abolishing several federal agencies, including the FBI and ATF. "These same House Republicans who opposed the President’s bipartisan reforms and are now threatening to defund or abolish law enforcement agencies," Ian Sams, White House spokesperson for oversight, said in a statement first shared with Axios.Republicans want to make significant spending cuts across the government, targeting what they see as government "waste, fraud and abuse."
In particular, Republicans like Rep. Andrew Clyde are concerned about a new ATF rule under Biden, which"It's going to render millions of Americans felons," Rep. Dan Bishop told Axios about the ATF rule earlier this month. The Justice Department has also long been eyed with distrust by GOP hardliners — a sentiment bolstered by DOJ investigations into the events surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and Trump’s handling of sensitive documents after leaving office.The White House has been active in pushing back against the numerous investigations launched this year by House Republicans.
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