CONGRESSMAN ADERHOLT STATEMENT ON THE FY2011 CR AND HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING

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CONGRESSMAN ADERHOLT STATEMENT ON THE FY2011 CR AND HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING

Aderholt: “This CR strikes the right balance between our country’s two greatest needs: security and fiscal responsibility”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, made the following statement on the Homeland Security funding in the House Appropriations Committee’s Continuing Resolution (CR) for fiscal year 2011. In the bill, a total of $41.5 billion in discretionary funding is provided for the Department of Homeland Security. The funding total is $1.0 billion below FY2010 and $2.1 billion below the President’s FY11 request.

“The spending cuts in this CR will not be easy, but they are long overdue and necessary to address what has become a national emergency – our out-of-control federal spending.”

“The $41.5 billion included in this CR for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) strikes the right balance between our country’s two greatest needs: security and fiscal responsibility. Funding provided by this CR will sustain the operations and personnel at DHS’s front line agencies, such as Customs and Border Protection, Coast Guard, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and support the Department’s critical intelligence and information sharing programs.”

“This CR also provides funding for the costs of known and expected disasters for the remainder of the year from within the existing budget to make up for a $1.6 billion shortfall that the President failed to address in his fiscal year 2011 budget request.”

“Homeland security is far too important to be supported by budget gimmicks, borrowed money, and inadequate justifications. The Homeland Security title of this CR responsibly supports the programs that are absolutely vital to our Nation’s security and does its part to restore our budget to sustainability. DHS is not immune from fiscal discipline. By implementing these cuts, we are not choosing between homeland security and fiscal responsibility – both are serious national security issues that must be dealt with immediately and I look forward to promoting the same type of fiscal responsibility while considering the FY2012 budget.”

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