Attorney General Merrick Garland will testify before the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday on President Joe Biden‘s budget for the Department of Justice.
Garland will appear before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies to discuss Biden’s budget. Garland will ask the committee for a total of $39.7 billion in discretionary funds.
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The budget seeks to “bolster federal law enforcement,” requesting $11.3 billion for the FBI to help the agency “carry out its complex mission.” The funding would go toward a “multitude of serious and evolving threats,” including “terrorism, espionage, and cyber threats,” Garland will testify.
Garland has come under fire from House Republicans over the FBI allegedly opening investigations into threats against school board members by parents protesting education policies.
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The DOJ recently received a letter from six Republican senators demanding answers on what actions have been taken against China in the aftermath of agency reports concluding the coronavirus pandemic originated from a lab leak in Wuhan.
Garland’s testimony will begin at 9:30 a.m.
