Posted on 03/17/2015 4:08:09 PM PDT by don-o
The Secret Service would like $8 million to build a replica White House for training purposes following a string of security lapses, including one last year when a fence-jumper made it deep inside the President's residence, the Secret Service Director said Tuesday.
Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy told a House Appropriations subcommittee that agents would be able to "train more efficiently" if they had access to a "mock-up" White House.
Clancy said he'd like for the replica to be built in Beltsville, Maryland, about 20 miles from the actual White House. Clancy estimates that the design and construction of the faux Executive Mansion will cost $8 million, according to his prepared remarks for Tuesday's hearing.
Training is currently conducted in a parking lot, Clancy said.
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Train with laser tag guns in the real WH. Obama sure as hell ain’t using it.
Hey Boehner! This is an easy one! NO!
This administration would be a good time to do that training. They can use the actual Whitehouse itself and not disturb anyone. Between vacations and golf outings they is rarely a full family contingent ever there to be inconvenienced.
Savings = 8 million.
Yep. There is plenty of time for drills at night when the Obamas aren’t there.
Fire him. A request like that proves that he is too stupid to be in that position.
They don’t need training IN the White House.
That’s not where they have a problem.
They need training on stopping people running in open fields, teaching agents how to hold their beer, how to drive cars, and how to pay their bills in whore houses.
What a DUMBASS!!! He looked like a SHOE SALESMAN at the hearing.
Just what they need in that position ... another clown. 8 million dollars later and he will state that the replica wasn’t accurate enough and he will need another 10 million for his brother-in-law to remodel it.
Every time a federal agency has a problem with poor managemant, poor job performance and poor conduct their solution is to spend more money.
There is an unused model at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, complete with phony president.
For what kind of training —learning how to fall down stairs when the agents are drunk on duty? Learning methods to surreptitiously bring hookers into the “Blew” Room?
Let me make sure I have this straight. The entire IA has had failure after failure lately; and this bozo wants us to give them an $8million bonus?
We should move our replica President, hangers on, and entourage into the replica White House.
Maybe they could borrow China or Russia’s replica....
8 Million is government speak meaning 25 Million.
In related news, the Secretary of Defense ask for $3 trillion to build a replica Syria to practice for possible military intervention while NASA builds a practice Mars for future missions.
Ain't going to do any good. He's still going to be a lousy president.
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