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| Champ seeks hike in post-presidency payments, but no time to read 9/11 papers |
| 2016-04-20 |
| [FOX] President Obama sought to increase the amount of money available for the federal government to spend on former presidents in advance of his White House exit. In his budget requests for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, Obama proposed hikes in the appropriations for expenditures of former presidents, according to a report from the Congressional Research Service published Wednesday. The report, which discusses the pensions and other federal benefits offered to former commanders-in-chief by way of the Former Presidents Act, specifies that Obama’s 2017 budget proposes a nearly 18 percent hike in appropriations for expenditures of former presidents. He successfully requested an increase in such appropriations for fiscal year 2016. "The President's FY2017 budget request seeks $3,865,000 in appropriations for expenditures for former Presidents, an increase of $588,000 (17.9%) from the FY2016 appropriation level. The increase in requested appropriations for FY2017 anticipates President Barack Obama's transition from incumbent to former President," the report reads. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 Even with this I still say he will be the first President to go broke. Some drug habit like Marion Barry especially if he stays in DC. The bill changes are his parting shot at America. He might even leave graffiti on the bathroom walls in the White House. |
| Posted by: Dale 2016-04-20 23:53 |
| #1 Unexpectedly. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2016-04-20 13:51 |