NY: Schumer: Feds Want to Take Bomb Sniffing Dogs Out of Transit Hubs

April 16, 2018
The feds are threatening to nix bomb-sniffing dogs that patrol Big Apple airports and train stations as a cost-cutting measure — potentially risking the lives of millions of New Yorkers, Sen. Chuck Schumer warned Sunday.

The feds are threatening to nix bomb-sniffing dogs that patrol Big Apple airports and train stations as a cost-cutting measure — potentially risking the lives of millions of New Yorkers, Sen. Chuck Schumer warned Sunday.

At a press conference in front of Penn Station, Schumer slammed the Trump administration for proposing to eliminate the $12.6-million Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) program from the Transportation Safety Administration’s 2019 budget.

The budget proposal includes $1.6 billion for a wall along the US border with Mexico.

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