•      "[H.R. 5293] cuts Federal law enforcement and would greatly reduce the number of FBI special agents and analysts—outstanding public servants who help to keep all of us safe by preventing and investigating everything from human and narcotics trafficking, to public corruption, kidnappings… and a lot more… In addition, the bill cuts funding for the Justice Department’s National Security Division, and it sharply reduces the number of ATF agents working to fight the scourge of gun violence and firearms trafficking… The bill would also significantly reduce the number of U.S. marshals and federal prosecutors, which would greatly impair the country’s ability to prosecute dangerous criminals… On top of all that, the bill would further empower high-income tax cheaters by removing $22 billion in funding from IRS enforcement and operations support. I would also point out that the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that this cut will result in at least $44 billion in lost tax revenue legally owed to this country… Simply put, this bill makes lawbreaking much easier, in so many different ways, and it makes Americans less safe." Source: Rep. Matt Cartwright (Democrat, Pennsylvania, District 8), ranking member of the House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee

•      "The majority’s 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science bill abandons our most vulnerable populations while conducting a shell game to hide atrocious cuts to programs that protect families and build communities. With an allocation $23.8 billion below 2023, the majority has opted to defund law enforcement, science, and rural development… It is shameful that the majority’s baseless attacks on federal law enforcement have made the leap from irresponsible rhetoric into appropriations language. Combined cuts to the FBI, ATF, and U.S. Attorneys accounts of nearly $1 billion will result in fewer agents, fewer analysts, and ultimately, fewer prosecutions of criminals. All because, apparently, the majority does not like an independent Department of Justice investigating the alleged criminal activity of certain individuals. This is naked politicization of our criminal justice system, and we cannot allow political influence over law enforcement activity to become the norm." Source: Rep. Rosa DeLauro (Democrat, Connecticut, District 3), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee