https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/05/08/fast-and-furious-house-votes-to-slash-department-of-justice-salaries/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 09:27:59 -0400<![CDATA[Frustrated by more than a year of stonewalling from the Obama/Holder Justice Department on its probe into the Fast and Furious scandal, the US House of Representatives approved an amendment to slash staff salaries until the department gives a full accounting of its deadly gunrunning operation. Fast and Furious has been implicated in the murders of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and ICE Agent Jaime Zapata, as well over 300 citizens of Mexico. The amendment, sponsored by Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, slashes department salaries by $1,000,000.]]>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:51:16 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2012/05/08/fast-and-furious-house-votes-to-slash-department-of-justice-salaries-n164872