DeVos Security Detail Could Cost $6.5 Million In Next Year

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Source: Talking Points Memo

By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published OCTOBER 3, 2017 8:26 AM
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has employed a security detail through the U.S. Marshal Service, which could cost taxpayers up to $6.54 million over the next year, Politico reported Monday evening.

Education Department spokeswoman Liz Hill told Politico that $6.54 is the “high water mark” for the cost of DeVos’ security detail and that the department doesn’s plan to spend more than that on security.

DeVos’ use of the U.S. Marshals Service is unusual. Past education secretaries have used security staff within the department for protection. As of April, the Education Department still employed those security officials but had not assigned them new roles, the Washington Post reported in April.

From February through the end of September, the Education Department spent $5.28 million for Marshal Service protection for DeVos, according to Politico. Hill told Politico that DeVos spent less than the projected $8 million for her security this year in part because she pays for the marshals to fly on her private jet.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/devos-security-detail-cost

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So she takes money from the department to have her own US Marshall travel around with her, when there are others forms of security, when the main function for the agency is the following:

The Marshals Service is responsible for apprehending wanted fugitives, providing protection for the federal judiciary, transporting federal prisoners, protecting endangered federal witnesses, and managing assets seized from criminal enterprises.

https://www.thebalance.com/us-marshal-2164512


So where does it say that she is a federal judiciary member, last time I looked the Department of Education was still the Department of Education

[Sunlei]

1. all the new low lvl Federal "R"s have huge secret service, 'no noise' rooms & spend HUGE on "travel

America can't afford to spend a billion a month on about 10? New Federal gov "Leaders"


That's not even counting presidents and his huge families billion a month squandering of Americans Federal funds.

[titaniumsalute]

2. She really should pay her own security

[DK504]

3. How much did President Obama's Ed. Dept. security cost?

Some how I doubt it wasn't $5 million a year. Why should she have more than a 2 shift capitol police detail? Any more she nneds to pay for, she can get it for free from her slimy brother.

[NCjack]

4. Why? The people "love" Betsy. nt

[niyad]

5. she's a billionaire and her brother runs blackwater (or whatever they call it these days)

let HIM provide her security, at THEIR expense,

[Just Yakov]

6. Not on our taxpayers dollars.

She can pay for it her damn self.

[FakeNoose]

7. She should stay in her office and Skype her meetings

No need to go jetting off everywhere. No need for face-to-face meetings any more.

When is this chick going to enter the 21st century?