{"id":1363104,"date":"2022-03-07T17:09:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T22:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1363104"},"modified":"2022-03-07T17:09:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T22:09:47","slug":"rep-ayanna-pressley-spent-thousands-of-taxpayers-dollars-on-private-security-house-records-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-ayanna-pressley-spent-thousands-of-taxpayers-dollars-on-private-security-house-records-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Ayanna Pressley Spent Thousands Of Taxpayers Dollars On Private Security, House Records Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-ayanna-pressley-spent-thousands-of-taxpayers-dollars-on-private-security-house-records-show%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1363104&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley, who has repeatedly pushed to defund the police, spent thousands of taxpayers\u2019 dollars on private security, according to newly released Statement of Disbursements of the House records reviewed by the Daily Caller.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Caller first\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/19\/squad-members-defund-police-spent-thousands-private-security-protect-themselves-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-ilhan-omar-ayanna-pressley-cori-bush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> in April 2021 that Pressley and members of the far-left group in Congress called \u201cthe Squad\u201d spent thousands of campaign funds on private security. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/19\/squad-members-defund-police-spent-thousands-private-security-protect-themselves-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-ilhan-omar-ayanna-pressley-cori-bush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018The Squad\u2019 Pushes To \u2018Defund The Police\u2019 While Spending Thousands On Private Security To Protect Themselves)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the new Statement of Disbursements of the House records, Pressley spent $63,000 of her Member Representational Allowance (MRA) on \u201csecurity service\u201d in 2021 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.house.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-02\/2021q4_singlevolume_signed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spending<\/a> $28,000 between Oct. 1, 2021 and Dec. 31, 2021 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.house.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/uploads\/documents\/SODs\/2021q3\/2021q3_singlevolume.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$35,000<\/a> between May 2021 and August 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The payments show the money was directed to Alisa Tatarian, who is a Financial Administrator at the U.S. House of Representatives. It is not clear how that money was finally spent. The Daily Caller contacted Tatarian as well as Pressley\u2019s office several times about the money that was spent on \u201csecurity service,\u201d to which they did not respond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Member\u2019s Representational Allowance (MRA) is intended for individual member offices\u2019 expenditures and receipts during a single legislative year. The MRA is funded through fiscal year appropriations and authorized annually by the Committee on House Administration (CHA). It is non-transferable between legislative years,\u201d the House government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.house.gov\/the-house-explained\/open-government\/statement-of-disbursements\/frequently-asked-questions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> states.<\/p>\n<p>A GOP source told the Daily Caller that a financial administrator handles disbursements and reimbursements for members of Congress, therefore it is unlikely that Pressley actually paid Tatarian for security services, but rather listed her name due to the disbursement process. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/16\/cori-bush-wants-defund-police-spent-70000-private-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Rep. Cori Bush, Who Wants To Defund The Police, Spent Just Under $70,000 On Private Security)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7386653\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7386653\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7386653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-07-at-12.53.13-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-07-at-12.53.13-PM.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-07-at-12.53.13-PM-282x95.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-07-at-12.53.13-PM-620x208-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-07-at-12.53.13-PM-768x258-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-07-at-12.53.13-PM-1536x515-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-07-at-12.53.13-PM-2048x687-1.jpg 2048w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7386653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>(Screen Shot\/Pressley\/Security Service\/Screen Shot\/Statement of Disbursements of the House)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 485px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 63px;\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77px;\"><strong>Payee<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 86px;\"><strong>Service Dates<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81px;\"><strong>Service Dates<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 99px;\"><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81px;\"><strong>Quarterly Amount<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 63px;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.house.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/uploads\/documents\/SODs\/2021q3\/2021q3_singlevolume.pdf\">8\/06\/21<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77px;\">Tatarian, Alisa S.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 86px;\">7\/1\/21<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81px;\">7\/31\/21<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 99px;\">Security Service<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81px;\">$7,000.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 63px;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.house.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/uploads\/documents\/SODs\/2021q3\/2021q3_singlevolume.pdf\">8\/31\/21<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77px;\">Tatarian, Alisa S.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 86px;\">8\/1\/21<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81px;\">8\/25\/21<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 99px;\">Security Service<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81px;\">$7,000.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 63px;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.house.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/uploads\/documents\/SODs\/2021q2\/2021q2_singlevolume.pdf\">5\/21\/21<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77px;\">Tatarian, Alisa S.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 86px;\">5\/1\/21<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81px;\">5\/20\/21<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 99px;\">Security Service<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81px;\">$7,000.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 63px;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.house.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/uploads\/documents\/SODs\/2021q2\/2021q2_singlevolume.pdf\">5\/25\/21<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77px;\">Tatarian, Alisa S.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 86px;\">4\/1\/21<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81px;\">4\/29\/21<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 99px;\">Security Service<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81px;\">$7,000.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 63px;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.house.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/uploads\/documents\/SODs\/2021q2\/2021q2_singlevolume.pdf\">6\/30\/21<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77px;\">Tatarian, Alisa S.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 86px;\">6\/1\/21<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81px;\">6\/30\/21<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 99px;\">Security Service<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81px;\">$7,000.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 63px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 86px;\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width: 180px;\">TOTAL:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81px;\">$35,000.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"attachment_7386617\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7386617\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7386617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Photo-by-JACQUELYN-MARTINPOOLAFP-via-Getty-Images-1122.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Photo-by-JACQUELYN-MARTINPOOLAFP-via-Getty-Images-1122.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Photo-by-JACQUELYN-MARTINPOOLAFP-via-Getty-Images-1122-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Photo-by-JACQUELYN-MARTINPOOLAFP-via-Getty-Images-1122-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Photo-by-JACQUELYN-MARTINPOOLAFP-via-Getty-Images-1122-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Photo-by-JACQUELYN-MARTINPOOLAFP-via-Getty-Images-1122-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Photo-by-JACQUELYN-MARTINPOOLAFP-via-Getty-Images-1122-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7386617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, speaks during the \u201cCommitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks\u201d protest against racism and police brutality, on August 28, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by JACQUELYN MARTIN\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Republican New York Rep. Elise Stefanik slammed Pressley, saying she wants police for herself and not the rest of Americans in a statement to the Daily Caller.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAyanna Pressley and her fellow Squad members have repeatedly called for our police to be defunded while simultaneously paying top dollar for their own private security with taxpayer funds. All while violent crime rates are surging across our cities. Pressley and the rest of the Squad want police for them but not for us. Democrats are the party of elitist hypocrites and defunding the police. The American people know this, and that is why this November there will be a red tsunami,\u201d the House GOP Chairwoman said.<\/p>\n<p>In a June 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5857571\/ayanna-pressley-defund-police-time100-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interview<\/a> with TIME, Pressley said she supports efforts to defund police departments, saying it is \u201cabout the investment in our communities which have historically been divested from.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/02\/cori-bush-defund-police-spent-taxpayer-money-private-security-statement-disbursements-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Rep. Cori Bush Wants To \u2018Defund The Police\u2019 But Spent Taxpayer Money On Private Security For Herself)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During President Joe Biden\u2019s State of the Union address Tuesday, he mentioned America should be funding police departments not defunding them, breaking with many left-wing Democrats in Congress like Pressley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Massachusetts Rep. 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