{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/aderholt-questions-secretary-napolitano-fy13-dhs-budget", "Aderholt Questions Secretary Napolitano on FY13 DHS Budget", "2012-02-15", "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 15, 2012\n\nCONTACT: Anne Marie Malecha, 202.225.4876\n\nAderholt Questions Secretary Napolitano on FY13 DHS Budget\n\nOffers Funding Solution for Veterans Hiring Initiative, Demands Answers on Inadequate Funding for Frontline Operations and Airline Passenger Fee Budget Gimmicks\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 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano testified before the Subcommittee regarding the Department\u2019s FY13 budget request.\n\n\u201cRather than making the tough choices and ensuring that actual dollars spent equals security realized, this budget increases bureaucratic spending at the Department\u2019s headquarters at the expense of frontline operations and personnel,\u201d said Aderholt. \u201cRather than presenting an honest, authentic budget, this budget is again riddled with gimmicks and false \u2018savings\u2019 in the form of nearly $1.3 billion in airline passenger taxes and fees that stand no chance of passing either body of Congress.\u201d\n\nNoting that in recent weeks the President announced his intent to use SAFER grant funds to help hire veterans. \u201cToday I presented Secretary Napolitano with a solution to get this initiative going right away,\u201d continued Aderholt. \u201cAs FY11 and FY12 SAFER grant funds have yet to be awarded by DHS and Congressional direction suggests those funds go to support new hires and new jobs, there is $744 million in unobligated funds available at the Secretary\u2019s disposal that help get veterans back to work and would not cost American taxpayers a single, new cent.\u201d\n\n\u201cI greatly appreciate Secretary Napolitano\u2019s testimony before the subcommittee today, however I sincerely hope that the Department will put aside the gimmicks of phony offsets and political fanfare so we can work together to responsibly fund our nation\u2019s vital homeland security priorities.\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-secretary-napolitano-fy13-dhs-budget"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 4.873056896030903, "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"}