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Article: IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTY: REP. NUSSLE BRAGS ABOUT REDUCED SCHOOL SAFETY FUNDING
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 5, 2006
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The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Jim Nussle put out a "school safety" plan in which he actually took credit for REDUCED funding for the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant program, which provides direct money to Iowa for programs like drug task forces and child and teen drug prevention programs.
In his press release, Nussle claimed he "secured $1,170,261 for Iowa from Byrne JAG." What Nussle did not say is that because of drastic budget cuts to pay for trillions in tax cuts for the wealthy, this dollar amount is actually LESS THAN HALF of last year's amount, when Iowa received $2.8 million in Byrne JAG funding. In fact, Byrne JAG funding to Iowa ...