Administration Proposes Significant Cuts to Benefits of Slain Officers (not really)

Source: Fox News

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is asking Congress to slash almost in half a 43-year-old Justice Department program that provides death, disability and education benefits to the families of slain police and public safety officers.

President Obama's 2010 budget reduces funding for the Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits Program from $110 million this year to $60 million for next year's budget.

A Justice Department finance spokeswoman told FOX News that the proposed cut is a false statistic because the program requires "mandatory funding," which means the money is automatically paid to all the families of slain officers.

"Any family member who is eligible for benefits under this program will receive them," she said. "If the amount of claims surpasses the amount requested, the program will be further funded."

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did all that money go because I doubt the government paid out that much each year. Obama probably wants more accountability on where the $ is going.

so there will be a $50 million "savings"

That is what I took out of it

Last year it was 132 as of May 5th this year were up to 43 line of duty deaths. Of course this also includes all other causes including those now dying from strange illness's connected to 911responce at world Trade. The law also includes other Public Safety Officers including Corrections, fireman & volunteer fireman, ambulance & EMS. Payments amount to a little over 300k for survivors families for line of duty deaths or disability.