Nita Lowey: “While I appreciate language in the bill set aside for high threat areas, I fear that it's simply insufficient to combat…”

“While I appreciate language in the bill set aside for high threat areas, I fear that it's simply insufficient to combat the threats we know are facing our most populated cities. This motion simply raises the floor that must be spent protecting our major population levels to be equal to current levels. The amount of money dedicated to urban areas has dropped from $887 million in 2010, $725 million in 2011, to now under $500 million, yet the threats we face have not diminished. I thank the gentleman for offering this motion and yielding, and I urge my colleagues to vote to protect our critical population and economic centers.”