NY pols assail proposed anti-terror cuts

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VERENA DOBNIK
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071202/ap_on_re_us/security_grants_13

A Bush administration plan to slash anti-terror grant programs by more than half would threaten the safety of U.S. cities, several New York politicians charged Saturday.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer blasted the Bush administration's plan to eliminate some port and rail security programs and cut Homeland Security grants for states and cities from $3.4 billion in the fiscal year 2007 to $1.4 billion in 2009.

"To say, no port security, no transit security, when we know that our ports and transit lines are targets for terrorists makes no sense if you want to protect America," said Schumer, D-N.Y.

In a letter to President Bush Saturday, Hillary Rodham Clinton said that in light of the terrorist threats facing the nation, "it is unimaginable to hear that you would cut funding for our nation's law enforcement, firefighters, and other first responders by more than half."

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1. So all of chuck's pandering & enabling bushit

didn't help us in getting "anti-terror funds" here in New YOrk.

So how does that make the repukes & dlcers "better on National Security"? Riddle me that one, schmoozer?

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2. So Schumer's sticking his tongue up Bush's ass

to get Mukasey in as Attorney General was rewarded by this betrayal? Shocking. I'm from New York and these cuts are really piss poor and insulting. I'll think about them every day to and from work as I ride the "E" Train, who's destination sign still proudly but sadly reads, "World Trade Center".