Police Chief: Bernie Is the First Candidate to Ever Offer and Pay Police Overtime
IOWA (VFB) — When Presidential candidates come to town, local police departments spring into action to ensure not only that candidate’s safety, but the safety of the public and everyone involved. Substantial time and resources are spent planning and executing such events, which if not reimbursed by the campaigns, must be covered by local taxpayers.
“I think a lot of people just assume that those costs are being reimbursed, and they aren’t,” Marshalltown, IA Police Chief Mike Tupper, told me over the phone Tuesday afternoon.
“I am happy to report that Bernie Sanders paid.”
Not only did Sanders pay, “He actually asked up front how much, and he paid those costs, which makes him the first candidate to do so in my 23 years [of law enforcement in Iowa].”
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LINK to article: http://vetsforbernie.org/2016/03/chief-says-bernie-first-ever-to-pay/
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Thanks for the thread, Triana.
... that we're surprised these days when someone actually does the right thing.
Thank you, Bernie!
And thanks Triana for posting!
