WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Katie Britt issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined a hearing of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies to review the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Requests for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The hearing featured testimony from FBI Director Kash Patel, DEA Administrator Terrance Cole, USMS Director Gadyaces Serralta and ATF Director Robert Cekada.

Senator Britt thanked FBI Director Patel for the work the Bureau has done to keep Alabama communities safe: "I want to just highli...