White House blasts House GOP budget, says Biden won't let them 'defund the police'
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The White House is blasting House Republicans and accusing them of taking steps to defund the police, while claiming President Biden will protect law enforcement and support crime-reducing programs.
The White House is blasting the RSC for its proposal to reduce funding for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), a program created in the 1990s as a means to support state and local law enforcement agencies with expenses like salaries, court programs, and juvenile justice programs. Brooke Singman is a political correspondent and reporter for Fox News Digital, Fox News Channel and FOX Business.
"Conservatives support our men and women in blue but should question whether the government should involve itself in state and local law enforcement, even if it is only a matter of funding," the budget proposal states.
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