"In the last 25 years, New York has faced more terrorism than any other city in the country. We've dealt with an array of lone wolf attacks and thwarted plots in the quarter-century since 9/11, thanks in no small part to the strength of the NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau and its close work with the federal government. So naturally, President Trump, himself a former New Yorker, wants to cut $187 million in federal funding for counterterrorism efforts in New York."
"At the same time, he's also taking the budget ax to $18 billion in transportation improvements mainly the Hudson River Tunnel Project to improve Amtrak and NJ Transit service, and the Second Avenue Subway extension to East Harlem. The reason? According to Trump's budget director Russell Vought, it's because New York state government supports DEI initiatives that the White House considers unconstitutional."
President Trump proposes cutting $187 million in federal counterterrorism funding for New York and reducing $18 billion in transportation investments, including the Hudson River Tunnel Project and the Second Avenue Subway extension. The budget director, Russell Vought, ties the reductions to New York state support for DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives deemed unconstitutional by the White House. The proposed cuts would affect the NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau's coordination with federal partners and could weaken efforts to prevent lone wolf attacks and thwart plots. New York state sent more than $320 billion in federal tax dollars last year while receiving about $87 billion less in federal funding.
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