On Tuesday, March 14, 2017, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz will hold a news conference to discuss these cuts and what they would mean to her constituents and all residents of Florida.
She’ll be joined by Mark Irelan, a TSA Officer, Miguel Ascarrunz, the director of Broward County Emergency Management and Dr. Sharan Majumdar, the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
Breaking down Trump’s dangerous budget cuts
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz, Mark Irelan – TSA Officer Miguel Ascarrunz – Broward County Emergency Management Director Dr. Sharan Majumdar – UM Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 10:30 a.m.
Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Media Staging Area between Terminals 1 and 2
100 Terminal Drive
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Published reports show that in order to pay for his multi-billion dollar border wall with Mexico, he’ll make severe cuts to the TSA, FEMA and NOAA, all agencies that South Floridians rely on to keep them safe and secure.
· Proposed budget cuts to TSA would include grants that local law enforcement use to patrol in and around airports
· Cuts to FEMA would include money given to states to prepare for natural disasters
· NOAA would face cuts to research funding and satellite programs that track extreme weather
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