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Schumer taking aim at the white house, slamming the president s proposal to cut funding for counterterrorism for new york and other cities, gutting the current 600 million budget. Its been slashed nearly in half to 330 330 million and this couldnt come at a worse time. As terror threats are increasing, as the danger from isis increases, as we hear about loan wolves from one end of the country to the other. Reporter schumer will be joined by the mayor and police and fire commissioners later this morning, calling on the white house to reconsider the proposal for 2017. They say the urban Area Initiative helps with training attacks for police and firefighters. It also helps fund extra patrols. They say the money is neithered to ensure the same needed to ensure the same level of security is maintained. The president in general and were here to tell the bher bureaucrats in washington this will not stand. Go back to the drawing board. Reporter the meeting with city leaders and senator schumer

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