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NEW YORK — 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. Chuck Schumer blasted the 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 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.
