Government
Jul. 8, 2011
Republicans Aim to Slash Legal Services Funding
Congressional Republicans are once again trying to slash spending on the quasi-governmental organization that funds legal aid for the poor.
By Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Congressional Republicans are once again trying to slash spending on the quasi-governmental organization that funds legal aid for the poor.
A committee in the GOP-dominated House of Representatives approved a measure Wednesday calling for a $104 million cut to Legal Services Corp.'s funding in the fiscal year 2012 budget. That would represent a 26 percent reduction and return its budget to 1999 levels, the gro...
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