Biden's budget includes more money for police, as White House aims to address crime concerns

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Related: The White House said in a statement that Biden's budget plan aims to put more police officers on beats by providing $3.2 billion for state and local grants and $30 billion to "support law enforcement, crime prevention and community violence intervention."
53% : In his State of the Union address earlier this month, Biden had addressed money for law enforcement, saying: "The answer is .
53% : "We are in the midst of a national violent crime wave and exploding illegal immigration," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell during a floor speech on Thursday.
49% : In addition, the Justice Department would get $367 million, an increase of $101 million over the 2021 enacted level, to support police reform, the prosecution of hate crimes, enforcement of voting rights and efforts to provide equitable access to justice.

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