Cheney Forces Taxpayers To Foot His Fundraising Costs

“A $31,900 bill for Vice President Dick Cheney's recent visit to Lincoln is languishing in City Hall and appears likely to stay there...[The Lincoln mayor's chief of staff] He said the city would seek repayment of the $31,900 incurred by such things as paying for Lincoln Police officers who helped provide security for Cheney during his visit to Lincoln Friday...The city wants reimbursement, he said, because Cheney's visit was for a political campaign and cost to the public was extensive…
Organizations including the U.S. Secret Service and the National Republican Congressional Committee said they don't want the bill and won't pay it. The city's Washington lobbyist, Carolyn Chaney, got a similar answer Tuesday from the Department of Homeland Security.”
- Lincoln (Nebraska) Journal Star, 6/22/04