I'll ask you for money that I need and that the Bureau needs and I won't ask you for a dime more. In order to achieve the mission of the FBI, If we continue on the current trajectory outlined, we will have to not only eliminate 1100 vacancies currently at the FBI, I will have to fire 1300 more. In order to fight crime at a level that is consistent with 2025. The budgetary number I've asked for in my paperwork is, I think, reasonable. (32:58–33:08)
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Asserts that budget constraints may lead to the elimination of 1100 vacancies and firing of 1300 more FBI personnel.
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