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BUSH BUDGET CUTS APPLE TO THE CORE
WEINER STUDY SHOWS $1.35 BILLION IN CUTS
FIRST DETAILED ANALYSIS SHOWS COPS, SCHOOLS, HOMELAND SECURITY, HEALTHCARE ALL UNDER THE BUDGET AX
Washington DC - According to a study released today by the Office of Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Queens & Brooklyn), the Bush budget under funds New York City by as much as $1.35 billion in federal aid. The cuts, which include millions for New York cops, homeland security, healthcare and education, were part of the President’s just released FY 2007 budget.
UNDER THE BUSH BUDGET:
Healthcare Cuts
· Bush’s plan would cut federal Medicare funds to New York City by $30 million in the next year, leaving many of the City’s 1 million Medicare recipients without the ability to live independently, pay for long-term care or afford vital supplies.
· New York City’s 2.8 million Medicaid beneficiaries get $54 million less to cover their health care.
Homeland Security Cuts
· New York City gets $32 million less this year than 2005 in Homeland Security funding for first responders.
· New York City gets $16 million less than the City requested in federal assistance to local law enforcement under the consolidated Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) and the Byrne Formula Programs.
· For the 6th year in a row, Bush zero’s out the C.O.P.S. program. Under funding levels signed by the President in January, New York City would have gotten an estimated $73 million dollars, enough funding to hire more than 940 police officers.
· New York City gets $80 million less than the City requested under the SCAAP program, which is used to defray the costs incurred by the City to incarcerate illegal aliens who break the law.
Education
· New York City gets $789 million less in Title 1 funding (used for disadvantaged students) than promised by President Bush when he signed the No Child Left Behind Act into law, and $154 million less than promised under the Individual with Disabilities Education Act.
· New York City gets $78 million less than the City requested for low-income housing, day care centers, and after-school programs under the Community Development Block Grant program.
Housing
· New York City gets $41 million less for building improvements to the apartments that house more than 160,000 New York families.
· New York City gets $7 million less to help an estimated 164,000 impoverished elderly residents pay for housing.
“For the sixth year in a row, the Bush budget cuts City core services to pay for wealthy tax breaks,” said. Rep. Weiner. To read Rep. Weiner's report on this subject, click here.
