I wonder how many White House tours this could have paid for.
Via Weekly Standard:
Forget the sequester. If you’re Chuck Schumer, there are ways around it. Consider the recent example of a U.S. Marine Corps band cancelling its scheduled performance at a St. Patrick’s Day parade due to the “sequester”–and Chuck Schumer’s successful “push” for the band to come anyway.
“U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that after his push, the U.S. Marine Corps Band will perform at the upcoming Rocky Point St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 17th,” Schumer’s office announces. “The band was originally scheduled to perform, however, the parade coordinator was recently told by the band that because of sequestration the U.S. Marine Corps Band was prohibited by the Department of Defense from traveling on “non-essential” trips. The band is sponsored by Friends of St. Patrick as well as the local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the costs for food, travel and lodging are fully paid for by these organizations. Schumer today announced that the Department of Defense will allow the U.S. Marine Corps Band to travel to the Rocky Point St. Patrick’s Day Parade and continue with their scheduled performance.”