Dems slam Trump cyber cuts amid ballroom, Jan. 6 'slush fund'
Dems slam Trump for making cybersecurity hold out the tin cup while splurging on ballroom and Jan. 6 'slush fund'
'Budgets are moral documents,' Rep. Delia Ramirez said
Democratic lawmakers on Thursday blasted President Trump’s spending priorities – specifically a proposed $1 billion White House security and ballroom project and a nearly $1.8 billion “slush fund” for Trump allies tied to the January 6 Capitol riot – as his administration pushes deep cuts to cybersecurity funding.
US Representative Delia Ramirez (D-IL) decried the president's priorities as Congress weighs reauthorization of the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP), a funding effort that began in 2022 and earmarked $1 billion to state and local governments over the next four years to help mitigate cyber risks.
"Budgets are moral documents, and spending a billion dollars on a ballroom, which is what the president wants, or $1.7 billion to incentivize insurrectionists...
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