The Biden-Harris administration is quietly floating a funding cut for a national security initiative that protects America’s underwater infrastructure. At the same time, it’s asking Congress for millions of dollars for equity and “environmental justice” initiatives, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.
The administration recently informed Congress that it wants to strip $10 million in annual funding for the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Cable Security Fleet (CSF), which protects the underwater infrastructure powering America’s connection to the internet. Hostile nations like Russia and China have repeatedly attempted to sabotage these networks, plunging the American government and military into darkness.
I’d say I was gobsmacked by the decision to cut CSF but nothing this White House does to hurt the US or help China surprises me.