In a changing world, Democrats believe that America must have national security goals as ambitious as the risks we face. American leadership, backed by an unsurpassed military, remains the key to security and stability around the world.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi with members of the Baltimore City Fire Department on the anniversary of the Great Fire of Baltimore.

State and local governments urgently need assistance in carrying out their homeland security responsibilities. Yet the House Republican's budget was even worse than the President's budget, providing $155 million less than the President's budget in 2005 and over $850 million less over the next five years for America's homeland security priorities. That is why House Democrats proposed adding $1.6 billion in homeland security funding to the Republican budget, including additional funding for first responders, port security, aviation security, and other programs, on top of restoring the homeland security funding levels in the Republican budget to match those originally proposed in the President's budget -- without increasing the deficit. Unfortunately, House Republicans defeated the Democratic plan.

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“ It is time for truth, the ground truth, about what is actually happening in Iraq, the ground truth about what we are doing about terrorism, and the trust that the American people must have in our country. We have a reputation that we must enjoy in the world in order to keep the American people safe, in order to promote freedom around the world. ”

- Leader Nancy Pelosi