Budget Proposal





The proposal is already coming under heavy fire. Critics say the specific cuts that are listed in the proposal include essential services that provide national security. The US Coast Guard stands to lose programs like Maritime Security Response Teams which carry out counter-terrorism patrols in ports and sensitive waterways and are critical for coastline security. The TSA programs on the chopping block are training programs that teach both airport security forces and pilots how to monitor, identify and defend against threats that are directly related to counter-terrorism measures. FEMA could see significant cuts to their emergency preparation programs that deploy services in advance of weather-related emergencies and threats to national security. Programs that provide coordinated response after the fact would also be weakened meaning more financial responsibility for those services would fall to states and localities.

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