Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

I have heard the same thing that you have, that the reduction from $6 billion to $1 billion is an accounting adjustment and would not have immediate effects in the actual expenditures that are available to the victims of crime group in the Department of Justice.

Context

Whitehouse discusses concerns over funding reductions for victim services.

04/12/2011

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