Democrats blast Bush's Homeland security spending increase

Feb 19, 2004 12:00 PM

The Bush administration's proposed $6 billion increase on Homeland defense spending may be undermined by cuts to other law enforcement programs, some Democratic senators say.
Four Senators said that it's disingenuous to tout increases in Homeland security spending while at the same time trying to cut programs like the Community Oriented Policing Services, or COPS program, which provides grants to state and local authorities for hiring more police officers.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York complained that while the budget offers more money to police departments for anti-terror efforts, it "cuts the money that is needed on the everyday side."
The 2005 budget proposes cutting COPS from $481.9 million to $97 million. The administration's proposed budget for fiscal year 2005 includes wide-ranging increases on spending for aviation security, Coast Guard improvements, and cities at high risk of attacks. Across all government agencies, Bush called for $47.4 billion in Homeland security spending in 2005, a 14.4 percent increase.

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