Obama to Schumer: No problemo!
Posted on 01/04/2010 2:07:21 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Schumer to Obama: Pay for terror trials By Jordy Yager - 01/04/10 04:42 PM ET
A leading Democratic senator from New York is planning to ask President Obama to set aside hundreds of millions of dollars that local law enforcement agencies are expected to cost in securing New York City during the trials of several terrorists.
Sen. Charles Schumer (D) said on Monday that a separate line item should be added to the 2011 fiscal year budget, which the White House is scheduled to release in February. Schumer said that if the line was not added to the budget, the funding for the New York Police Department and other state and local law enforcement would have to come from other terror-combating funds, and would “rob Peter to pay Paul.”
The Obama administration announced in November that it planned to have the Justice Department prosecute the self-described mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, and four other men suspected of taking part in the attacks, in a federal court blocks from the targeted World Trade Center in lower Manhattan.
“The bottom line is these are federal terror cases that will bring to justice, in federal court, the evil men behind the attack on our nation on 9-11,” Schumer said in a statement.
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Let’s not and say we did.
We foot a big part of the bill being as it is in a federal building and he is in federal lock-up. We have all the court, trial and security and enforcement costs also.
New York City can pay for theirown police force, thank you Chuckie Schummer.
Oh, I love it when these elected robber barons start defending their own turf to the detriment of their “higher” ideals.
God, THIS was a GREAT idea . . . .
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAAA
So now we are paying for Gitmo and civilian trials in NY.
Smart, BO. And that’s just on the money side.
Schumer SUPPORTS civilian trials, politically, to be aligned with the Marxist Messiah...but like most Liberals, he wants TAXPAYERS to fund it.
This is great...wrong on ALL aspects of the argument.
stupid to stupid
or
disgrace to disaster
Chuckie Schummer’s porkulus plan for NYC.
Gee Chuckie, why didn’t you make this kind of noise when Obama first came up with his bright idea? I bet it wasn’t part of the Grand Plan, was it? The New Yorks (both of them) voted for you and they voted for Obama. the New Yorks needs to suffer at the hands of their own poor decisions!
Obama to Schumer: No problemo!
Based on Schumer’s recent disrespect towards flight attendants, he should be the one on trial.
but..
This has a stink to it....chuckster and Paterson are contacted, a deal is made...trial goes to New York, the $$ got to New York, and Paterson doesn't run for re-election.
and chuckster comes across as a the good senator from new york.
good lord, I can smell that..
There is no way to secure New York City so why go to the expense. Can't you just see old Chucky just rubbing his hands together thinking about all that money and the Unions doing the same? Anyone who isn't union, will not have a part in securing the city besides, our soldiers and sailors know how to secure their ships.....
No problem Chucky! O will just pay it from his “stash”!
Shakedown for NY hosting the trials. NY is dead broke and needs the money. It will be interesting to learn exactly what is covered under these “security costs.”
H did. I watched him during the budget hearings on C-SPAN. I thought at the time that this was just a big money grab for NY.
H did. I watched him during the budget hearings on C-SPAN. I thought at the time that this was just a big money grab for NY.
Bulltickie! It is YOUR President Urkel that made the decision with your approval Chuckie, so your supporters need to foot the bill.
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