Biden to request $37B in annual budget to support police and prevent crime

President Biden will request $37 billion in the annual budget to go towards supporting law enforcement and for crime prevention, the White House announced on Thursday. 

The request will be part of Fiscal 2023 budget process and Biden is set to announce it in remarks on Thursday in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The trip will be focused on building on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was the bipartisan gun bill he signed into law last month. 

Senior administration officials said the timing of the announcement is a way for the president to stress that the work is not done on gun violence.