It’s one thing when anti-earmark crusaders take on pork-barrel spending. But it’s quite another when an earmark recipient criticizes his own project’s funding.
Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-La.) secured the $1.6 million earmark for the Bastrop Police Department. But according to an employee who would benefit from the money, it’s well about the amount needed by the department.
The money is officially earmarked for the purchase of bulletproof vests and body armor. Bulletproof vests only cost about $700-800, however, so $1.6 million would appear to be overkill.
“There’s no way we’d need that kind of money just to put all our people in vests,” said Det. Curtis Stephenson.
Hat Tip: Bastrop Daily Enterprise
