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Amendment would block Secret Service from paying Trump businesses ([D] Rep. Adam Schiff)
USA Today (via MSNBC) ^ | 8/31/2017 | Kevin Johnson

Posted on 08/31/2017 7:01:04 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts

If Rep. Adam Schiff has his way, the Secret Service wouldn't be able to pay any businesses owned or operated by President Trump.

The California Democrat announced Wednesday his plans to introduce an amendment to an appropriations bill meant to fund the government for fiscal 2018.

The amendment reads: "None of the funds made available by this Act to the United States Secret Service may be used to purchase, rent, or otherwise acquire goods or services, including hotel rooms, office space, or golf carts, from entities that are owned or operated by the President or the immediate family of the President."

The creation of the amendment, which would apply specifically to the next fiscal year, comes after USA TODAY reported that Trump's frequent travels — usually to his own properties — and his large family have put a financial strain on the Secret Service. More than 1,000 of its agents have already hit their salary and overtime caps for the year.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 115th; amendment; constitution; schiff; trump
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Of course it was no problem when Joe Biden collected rent from the Secret Service for using a cottage on his Deleware estate - to protect him when he was was there.

If the Democrats didn't have double-standards they would have no standards at all!

21 posted on 08/31/2017 7:21:57 AM PDT by drpix
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

I used to think you couldn’t pass laws that affected exactly one person, but I guess all the pork barrel earmarks in spending bills for “a company in [a specific state] involved in the manufacture of [a specific product]” has paved the way.


22 posted on 08/31/2017 7:23:47 AM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: Roccus

Ex-VPs only get protection for six months, unless there’s a reason. Today’s multimillionaire politicians don’t usually need or want SS protection but for their bloated egos.


23 posted on 08/31/2017 7:23:47 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

So wouldn’t that apply to all presidents? In other words the Secret service couldn’t pay the Obamas, either Bush or the Clintons. I understand the rent paid by the secret service to the Clintons pays their mortgage


24 posted on 08/31/2017 7:24:34 AM PDT by McGavin999 ("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jefferson)
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To: cyclotic

I think you must not want another businessman to be President ever again


25 posted on 08/31/2017 7:24:39 AM PDT by jospehm20
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

And how did the Clinton’s SS fund the additional cottage built to house SS agents on their property? And the wall around Obama DC resident ?


26 posted on 08/31/2017 7:25:37 AM PDT by wardamneagle
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Simple minded worthless Democrat. Damn are they ignorant.


27 posted on 08/31/2017 7:30:09 AM PDT by Logical me
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To: Sasparilla

a Russian bear at that!


28 posted on 08/31/2017 7:31:24 AM PDT by bigbob (People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
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To: jjotto

Thanks, I wasn’t sure about VP which is why I add, “IDK”


29 posted on 08/31/2017 7:32:21 AM PDT by Roccus (When you talk to a politician...ANY politician...always say, "Remember Ceausescu")
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Congress is passing a bill that specifically targets one person for punishment? Really?


30 posted on 08/31/2017 7:34:49 AM PDT by theoilpainter
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Does anyone remember (or can resurrect articles on) just how much the Klintoon’s charged (and are probably still charging) the Secret Service for their quarters on the Klintoon Chappaqua property?!?


31 posted on 08/31/2017 7:39:30 AM PDT by harpu ( "...it's better to be hated for who you are than loved for someone you're not!")
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To: Aria
AND.... here is a photo of illegal immigrants building a wall around Obama/Jarrett's Deep State Headquarters which is protected by the USSS and paid for by you.


32 posted on 08/31/2017 7:44:25 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Democrats are nothing but a bunch of stinking pr!cks...


33 posted on 08/31/2017 7:47:14 AM PDT by W. (What's crackin', bitch? Har!)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Just modify it like this and he will pull the bill immediately:

"None of the funds made available by this Act to the United States Secret Service may be used to purchase, rent, or otherwise acquire goods or services, including hotel rooms, office space, or golf carts, from entities that are owned or operated by any present or past President, congressman or senator or their immediate families.

This restriction also applies to any person campaigning for election to the presidency, the House of Representatives, or the Senate."

The Secret Service built a house on the Bill and Hillary compound in Chappaqua so their agents would have living quarters there.

The Clintons now own the building but it was built with taxpayer money.

The Clintons charge the Secret Service rent to house agents on the compound.

The rent the Secret Service pays to the Clintons just happens to be the amount of their monthly mortgage for the entire estate.


34 posted on 08/31/2017 7:48:09 AM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler (We were Trumpin' before Trumpin' was cool.....)
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To: Aria

The Clintons bought the house next door & they demand rent of $10,000 a month for the Secret Service to be there.


35 posted on 08/31/2017 7:51:11 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: harpu

$10,000 a month


36 posted on 08/31/2017 7:53:28 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Unconstitutional. Joe Biden got rent for Secret Service on his property. To not pay it is a third Amendment violation.


37 posted on 08/31/2017 7:59:19 AM PDT by jimfree (My17 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than an 8 year Obama.)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

To suggest the First Family surrender their SS protection is just beyond the pale.

But since he brought up the subject, maybe Schiff could share with us what the SS bill for Europe- and island-hopping Zero and his jetsetting, partying on confiscated boats and being drunk-dragged out of events, family, has racked up over the past 6 months....


38 posted on 08/31/2017 8:25:59 AM PDT by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

astualy see this as a good thing long term. think of the money the Clintons charged the secret service for taking up space on president Clintons property.


39 posted on 08/31/2017 8:54:08 AM PDT by PCPOET7
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To: jospehm20

No, I’m just suggesting we turn it back in this guys face. Like most Senators, I’m sure he’ll retire significantly richer than whatever meager circumstances he entered off in was.

I believe George Washington was our previous richest President before Trump and I highly doubt he liquidated his businesses, in fact I assure you he continued them and continued to have an interest in them.


40 posted on 08/31/2017 8:56:07 AM PDT by cyclotic (Trump tweets are the only news source you can trust.)
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