Biden lays out a ‘fund the police’ budget plan
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 28, 2022
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is requesting billions in its fiscal 2023 budget from Congress to fund police departments, despite progressive Democrats’ calls for some of that spending to be reallocated to social services.
President Joe Biden’s budget request to Congress unveiled Monday asks for $30 billion for state and local governments to add more police officers across the nation.
Biden has countered the narrative that Democrats want to “defund the police,” bringing up the administration’s commitment to police departments in his 
