New York Democrats Call for Release of Full Federal Counterterrorism Funding Ahead of 9/11 Anniversary

New York State is owed $87 million in federal money for counterterrorism and homeland security, and Democratic leaders in the state are calling on the Trump Administration to release that funding. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security slashed 86% -- or $187 million -- of that money last year, but the state has only received $100 million of that amount following an order by a federal judge. Governor Kathy Hochul says the President is refusing to release those funds...

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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand echoed Hochul's sentiments in a statement following Hochul's announcement. Gillibrand said Trump is "using New Yorkers as political pawns once again," adding that "defunding our law enforcement and counterterrorism operations is especially egregious and unsafe." Hochul and Gillibrand made their comments as the United States approaches the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.

Photo by Governor Kathy Hochul's Office