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Article: NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK SENATORS FIGHT TO BOOST FUNDING FOR VITAL NEW YORK CITY REGION HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 26, 2007
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The office of Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer, Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez, Hillary Rodham Clinton, announced they have introduced an amendment to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill to raise the funding to $40 million for the "Securing Our Cities" program, being conducted in the New York City metro area. DHS had originally requested $40 million for the program, which will deploy radiation detectors around New York City and the region, but that amount was slashed in half by the House. Schumer offered the amendment late last night. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) said, "Since al Qaeda has been ...