Murray EXPOSES Patel: “No Budget? No Plan? This Is Unprecedented.
November 27, 2025
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as posted by the channelSenator Patty Murray presses FBI Director Patel on one of the most alarming issues facing federal law enforcement: the FBI is operating without a legally required spend plan, without a submitted budget request, and under massive cuts that threaten public safety. Murray highlights the consequences — a shrinking workforce, strained cyber experts, stretched scientists, weakened partnerships with local law enforcement, and reduced capacity to handle terrorism, violent crime, and fentanyl trafficking.
Patel fails to provide timelines, details, or clarity, raising questions about transparency and internal stability. Murray also challenges him on concerns about politicization inside the FBI, including the reassignment and removal of agents involved in politically sensitive investigations.
Her message is unmistakable: the FBI cannot protect the country effectively without resources, accountability, and adherence to the law. A national-security agency cannot operate on guesswork. This hearing exposes the stakes of failing to fund — and failing to oversee — the FBI in a moment of rising threats at home and abroad.
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