I like Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib, but they can hardly be claimed to be the mainstream portion of Congress, or even Congressional Democrats.
Also, within activist circles, the most radical interpretation always wins. You're on HN and so you claim you want to "divert resources" but within "ACAB circles," the winning argument is always the most radical (prison abolition, prison = slavery, police are modern slave catchers, violence against police is justified). This pull to the extremes is what disturbs me about radical movements. It's possible that these movements have a positive effect when they interact with moderates and some kind of compromise is struck but the movements themselves are quite scary.
"to stop providing money or as much money to pay for something"
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/aboli...
"to put an end to something, such as an organization, rule, or custom"
Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib are police abolitionists. They're also quite unusual in Congress in this position.
"Defund the police" and "abolish the police" aren't the same thing. That's the point.