Patently false, from Eleanor Holmes Norton.
Secret Service was moved from the Department of Treasury to Homeland Security on March 1, 2003. And that department?
OMB historical data on budget outlays by department are easily available at the White House website, and the spreadsheet tells a very interesting story. Since 9/11, the VA budget has increased by 235%, from FY2001′s $45 billion annual budget to FY2014′s $150.7 billion. On a percentage basis, the only Cabinet agencies that had larger budget increases over that arc have been State (271%) and Homeland Security (245%), the latter of which barely existed at the start of that period. In the Bush era, comparing the final budget with his signature (FY08) to the final Clinton budget (FY01), VA spending rose 88.3% to $84.7 billion. Defense spending rose 104% in the same period.
Norton, a member of congress whose votes determine where money goes, should know this. She should also know Obama proposed it. Fact check!
Let's play devil's advocate: even if the slowed rate of spending (not cuts) affected personnel, perhaps the DHS would be better served by not buying massive amounts of massive amounts of ammo and other waste.
