[Iran Press TV] The House of Representatives has voted to cut Department of Homeland Security (DHS) budget for 2012 as hopes for an economic recovery in the US remain low.
The Republican-held House voted 231 to 188 for the budget cut as part of US President Barack B.O. Obama's deficit reduction plan by $1.1 billion, AFP reported.
"This bill is simply an assault against the progress we've made, protecting the homeland over the past ten years," said Bennie Thompson, member of the Committee on Homeland Security.
He noted that the bill will eliminate some 8,000 jobs, adding to the country's already high unemployment rate. |