Congress zeroing out their funding wouldn't necessarily kill them, it's a little more nuanced than that. For example, the CIA and Intelligence agencies by and l

Congress zeroing out their funding wouldn't necessarily kill them, it's a little more nuanced than that. For example, the CIA and Intelligence agencies by and larger are contributors to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Q-Tel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Q-Tel. Not to mention the funding they produce to generate funds within their black operations.