Steve Neavling
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The Justice Department faces $1.6 billion in cuts – nearly 10% of it budget – if Congress and the White House can’t reach an agreement on the nation’s spending plan by later today, NPR reports.
Obama earlier warned of big cuts to federal law enforcement.
“FBI Agents will be furloughed,” Obama warned. “Federal prosecutors will have to close cases and let criminals go.”
Attorney General Eric Holder said a sequestration would be painful, NPR reported.
“Under sequestration, we’ll do the best that we can to minimize the harm that actually occurs as a result,” Holder said. “But the reality is that there is going to be harm. There is going to be pain, and the American people are going to be less safe. That is just a fundamental reality that people have got to get their heads around.”
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