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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepublicans cut embassy security by $128 million in fiscal 2011 and $331 million in 2012
Dana Milbank reports:
House Republicans cut the administrations request for embassy security funding by $128 million in fiscal 2011 and $331 million in fiscal 2012....Last year, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned that Republicans proposed cuts to her department would be detrimental to Americas national security a charge Republicans rejected.
Ryan, Issa and other House Republicans voted for an amendment in 2009 to cut $1.2 billion from State operations, including funds for 300 more diplomatic security positions. Under Ryans budget, non-defense discretionary spending, which includes State Department funding, would be slashed nearly 20 percent in 2014, which would translate to more than $400 million in additional cuts to embassy security.
That's the problem with budget cutting: it sounds great when you're thumping tubs on the campaign trail in front of adoring tea party crowds, but when the actual work of governing comes up, those cuts have to come from actual programs that do actual things. Like protecting our embassies.
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/10/breaking-protecting-our-embassies-costs-money
Earth_First
(14,910 posts)ad naseum.
theinquisitivechad
(322 posts)Congressional Republicans wanted this administration to fail in every way possible, be it on domestic or foreign soil, in order to secure a 2012 election win. They are the most reprehensible creatures imaginable and are barely even classifiable as human beings.
fleur-de-lisa
(14,652 posts)during the debate tomorrow. rMoney is going to rant on and on about Libya . . . this is a great rebuttal point for us!
alofarabia
(67 posts)if they passed a bill with the cuts at some point the Democratic Senate passed it too and the President signed it. Am I missing something?
Earth_First
(14,910 posts)Reading comprehension.
geckosfeet
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(14,910 posts)Go for the kill, Mr. President!!!