{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/aderholt-questions-customs-and-border-patrol-officials-fy13-budget", "Aderholt Questions Customs and Border Patrol Officials on FY13 Budget", "2012-02-29", "2012", "2012-02", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Robert B. Aderholt", "A000055", "aderholt.house.gov", "aderholt", "https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 29, 2012\n\nCONTACT: Anne Marie Malecha, 202.225.4876\n\nAderholt Questions Customs and Border Patrol Officials on FY13 Budget\n\nDemands Answers on Border Security Technology, Air and Marine Assets and Cuts to Frontline Operations and Critical Mission Support\n\nWashington, D.C.\u2014 Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04), Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on the House Appropriations Committee, today released the following statement after Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) Officials Chief Michael Fisher, Assistant Commissioner Kevin McAleenan, Assistant Commissioner Michael Kostelnik and Assistant Commissioner Borkowski testified before the Subcommittee regarding CBP\u2019s priorities and FY13 budget request.\n\n\u201cProtecting our borders is one of the core responsibilities of the federal government and this subcommittee has worked to robustly support frontline personnel and operations,\u201d said Aderholt. \u201cHowever, the President\u2019s FY13 budget request cuts resources from critical mission support that will take uniformed personnel off the frontline to perform administrative tasks. That is simply unacceptable and if CBP and the entire Department are unwilling to prioritize limited taxpayer dollars to securing our borders, this subcommittee will.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe FY13 request cuts air and marine procurement by $72 million, -52%. Every year the Administration has cut air and marine, expecting Congress to bail them out. That\u2019s not truth-in-budgeting or transparency and we simply cannot afford to gamble when it comes to border security. Additionally, with rising fuel prices, cuts to Coast Guard assets and aging aircrafts already flying reduced flight hours, this proposal could seriously jeopardize our Nation\u2019s border security capabilities.\u201d\n\n\u201cWhile this subcommittee has asked all agencies in the Department to look for efficiencies and to adhere to strict fiscal discipline, we expect proposed efficiencies to be real and based on analysis \u2013 not prorated cuts to mission support, information technology support, and equipment that will likely impact front line operations. The bottom line is the FY13 CBP budget puts the investments this subcommittee and this Congress have made in border security over the years at great risk.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis FY13 budget request does not provide a straightforward picture of its impact and while we expect CBP to be responsible in managing its resources, as we put your officers and agents in harm\u2019s way\u2014we must ensure that we are providing them the tools and capabilities they need to perform the mission\u2014and I\u2019m afraid this year\u2019s budget misses the mark,\u201d concluded Aderholt.\n\nClick here to view Chairman Aderholt\u2019s entire opening statement as prepared for delivery.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T21:10:41Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/aderholt-questions-customs-and-border-patrol-officials-fy13-budget"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.185453962534666, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}