Forget inflation, Biden's $5.8T budget ups spending by 7.4%, advances 'diversity, equity, inclusion'

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54% : The proposal also calls for $3.2 billion in "discretionary resources for state and local grants" for communities to hire more police officers, and an additional $30 billion in "mandatory resources to support law enforcement, crime prevention, and community violence intervention."
45% : Government Executive laid out a number of priorities from the budget as well: ...Increase capability of law enforcement agencies, such as the FBI and U.S. Marshalls Service, to combat violent crime and ensure that U.S. attorneys have the support they need to prosecute these crimes; ...Make more investments in the Justice Department to bolster prosecution of hate crimes, police reform, enforcement of voting rights.

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