CaseyJones
10-28-2013, 12:24 PM
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/28/obama-pitches-more-government-spending-fbi-directo/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS
Renewing his battle with congressional Republicans over federal spending, President Obama said Monday that the FBI and other agencies need more money to do their jobs.
Speaking at the formal installation of new FBI Director James B. Comey Jr. at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, Mr. Obama told employees that their mission “keeps expanding” in spite of the government requiring them to carry out their jobs with less money.
“I’ll keep fighting for those resources, because our country asks and expects a lot from you,” the president said.
A bipartisan House-Senate budget conference committee will meet this week to consider spending levels for fiscal 2014, as part of the agreement that ended the 16-day government shutdown earlier this month.
Renewing his battle with congressional Republicans over federal spending, President Obama said Monday that the FBI and other agencies need more money to do their jobs.
Speaking at the formal installation of new FBI Director James B. Comey Jr. at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, Mr. Obama told employees that their mission “keeps expanding” in spite of the government requiring them to carry out their jobs with less money.
“I’ll keep fighting for those resources, because our country asks and expects a lot from you,” the president said.
A bipartisan House-Senate budget conference committee will meet this week to consider spending levels for fiscal 2014, as part of the agreement that ended the 16-day government shutdown earlier this month.