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<blockquote data-quote="roadrunner2012" data-source="post: 1329080" data-attributes="member: 40736"><p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-forget-about-big-bird/2012/10/09/5f9a411c-1258-11e2-ba83-a7a396e6b2a7_story.html" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-forget-about-big-bird/2012/10/09/5f9a411c-1258-11e2-ba83-a7a396e6b2a7_story.html</a></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">fair use excerpt:</span></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>For fiscal 2013, the GOP-controlled House proposed spending $1.934 billion for the <a href="http://thehill.com/homenews/house/250237-gop-embassy-security-cuts-draw-democrats-scrutiny" target="_blank">State Department’s Worldwide Security Protection program</a> — well below the $2.15 billion requested by the Obama administration. House Republicans cut the administration’s request for embassy security funding by $128 million in fiscal 2011 and $331 million in fiscal 2012. (Negotiations with the Democrat-controlled Senate restored about $88 million of the administration’s request.) Last year, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned that Republicans’ proposed cuts to her department would be “<a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2011/02/secretary-clinton-house-republ.html" target="_blank">detrimental to America’s national security</a>” — a charge Republicans rejected. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>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 <a href="http://budget.house.gov/fy2013prosperity/" target="_blank">Ryan’s budget</a>, non-defense discretionary spending, which includes State Department funding, would be slashed <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/files/fp_uploaded_documents/121009_Democratic%20Hearing%20Memo%20Libya%2010-09-12.pdf" target="_blank">nearly 20 percent in 2014</a>, which would translate to more than $400 million in additional cuts to embassy security.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="roadrunner2012, post: 1329080, member: 40736"] [url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-forget-about-big-bird/2012/10/09/5f9a411c-1258-11e2-ba83-a7a396e6b2a7_story.html[/url][I][/I] [SIZE=2]fair use excerpt:[/SIZE] [I] For fiscal 2013, the GOP-controlled House proposed spending $1.934 billion for the [URL='http://thehill.com/homenews/house/250237-gop-embassy-security-cuts-draw-democrats-scrutiny']State Department’s Worldwide Security Protection program[/URL] — well below the $2.15 billion requested by the Obama administration. House Republicans cut the administration’s request for embassy security funding by $128 million in fiscal 2011 and $331 million in fiscal 2012. (Negotiations with the Democrat-controlled Senate restored about $88 million of the administration’s request.) Last year, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned that Republicans’ proposed cuts to her department would be “[URL='http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2011/02/secretary-clinton-house-republ.html']detrimental to America’s national security[/URL]” — 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 [URL='http://budget.house.gov/fy2013prosperity/']Ryan’s budget[/URL], non-defense discretionary spending, which includes State Department funding, would be slashed [URL='http://www.foreignpolicy.com/files/fp_uploaded_documents/121009_Democratic%20Hearing%20Memo%20Libya%2010-09-12.pdf']nearly 20 percent in 2014[/URL], which would translate to more than $400 million in additional cuts to embassy security.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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