The response to the Department of Homeland Security's proposed massive cuts to counterterrorism funding in New York came loudly, swiftly and boldly — from both sides of the aisle.

It took a phone call from Gov. Kathy Hochul directly to President Donald Trump to put the issue on Trump's radar. That, combined with significant outcry from Republican lawmakers and claims that Trump was defunding the police, led the president to quickly reverse the $187 million in threatened cuts.

The laudable strength of the dissent demonstrated what can and must happen when New York is targeted for harmful, seemingly politically motivated funding cuts.

Now, they must speak out again.

Last week the Trump administration announced it would withhold $18 billion in federal funding for two critical infrastructu

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