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Post by marjar on Mar 2, 2011 20:46:59 GMT -5
Washington (CNN) -- Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano defended her department's proposed fiscal year 2012 budget Wednesday, saying cuts proposed by House Republicans would hurt the nation's security. If House-approved cuts "become the basis for the FY12 budget, then I think the Congress needs to understand... that, in all likelihood, will have a security impact," Napolitano said. The House budget "cuts technology investments and security improvements on the southwest and northern borders," Napolitano said. "It cuts aviation security measures. It cuts funding to sustain the progress that has been made in enforcing the nation's immigration laws. It cuts critical cyber security tools and operations. It cuts intelligence personnel. It cuts Coast Guard funding to support our war efforts abroad. And it cuts grants that support counter-terrorism and disaster response capabilities at the local level," she added. www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/02/napolitano.budget/index.html?hpt=Sbin |
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