By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
Could big Congressional budget cuts spell doom for agencies like the FBI and DEA?
Conservative Republicans on Thursday demanded dramatic cuts, the Washington Post reported. Specifically, members of the conservative Republican Study Committee said the GOP needs to keep a campaign pledge and immediately cut at least $100 billion from non-defense programs.
The Post reported that Democrats estimate that such deep cuts, if applied across the board, could result in the firing of 4,000 FBI agents, 1,500 DEA agents and 5,700 federal correctional officers.
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