Secret Service Director Complains He Needs More Money To Pay Agents

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The director of the Secret Service claims the agency is running out of money to pay agents overtime due in part to President Donald Trump’s travel, USA Today reports.

“The president has a large family, and our responsibility is required in law,” Secret Service director Randolph Alles told USA Today. “I can’t change that. I have no flexibility.”

About one third of the agents, more 1,000 people, have reached the maximum overtime they can receive this year, and Alles said he’s unable to pay them for many hours they’ve worked.

“We have them working all night long; we’re sending them on the road all of the time,” Alles said. “There are no quick fixes, but over the long term, I’ve got to give them a better balance here.”

Alles suggested that Congress could raise the yearly overtime cap from $160,000 to $180,000, which would allow the service to pay agents for more hours above the 40-hour week. If that happened, 130 agents would still not be compensated for all the hours worked.

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