The real problem with defunding any aspect of Homeland Security is that it attacks the small businesses through out the USA.
Many Small Businesses are funded through the relationship DHS has with the Small Business Administration (click here). Additionally, many of the programs of DHS are implemented at the local level. So, with Republicans unwilling to fund DHS at all levels there is a very good chance some local initiatives and small businesses will face profound losses in their income and be faced to make choices including closing the doors for any business.
The cost to a Republican temper tantrum is not faceless or nameless.
There are also allies relying on funding to Homeland Security. (click here)
The Congress cannot defund immigration and fund everything else and expect DHS to be effective. Defunding immigration will be a welcome sign at the southern border.
...B. Program Priorities (click here)
Many Small Businesses are funded through the relationship DHS has with the Small Business Administration (click here). Additionally, many of the programs of DHS are implemented at the local level. So, with Republicans unwilling to fund DHS at all levels there is a very good chance some local initiatives and small businesses will face profound losses in their income and be faced to make choices including closing the doors for any business.
The cost to a Republican temper tantrum is not faceless or nameless.There are also allies relying on funding to Homeland Security. (click here)
The Congress cannot defund immigration and fund everything else and expect DHS to be effective. Defunding immigration will be a welcome sign at the southern border.
...B. Program Priorities (click here)
The National Preparedness System is the instrument the Nation employs to build, sustain, and deliver core capabilities in order to achieve the National Preparedness Goal (the Goal) of a secure and resilient Nation. Complex and far - reaching threats and hazards require a collaborative and whole community approach to national preparedness that engages individuals, families, communities, private and nonprofit sectors, faith -based organizations, and all levels of government.
