DPA Statement: On Public Safety, Congressman Hutchinson is Long on Rhetoric, Short on Results

DPA Statement: On Public Safety, Congressman Hutchinson is Long on Rhetoric, Short on Results

May 27, 2014

Little Rock – The Democratic Party of Arkansas released the following statement on Congressman Hutchinson’s latest proposal. Congressman Hutchinson’s tenure at the Department of Homeland Security and the performance of the Transportation Security Administration under his leadership raise serious questions about his ability to follow through on campaign promises to improve public safety.

Patrick Burgwinkle, DPA Spokesperson



“Under Congressman Hutchinson the TSA spent nearly half a million dollars on a banquet for employees and gave TSA executives $16,000 bonuses despite poor performance records. A Homeland Security Inspector General said Congressman Hutchinson was ‘unfazed’ and ‘blasé’ about security shortfalls at the TSA. Instead, Congressman Hutchinson spent taxpayer dollars on parties and executive bonuses. When it comes to public safety, big spending DC bureaucrat Asa Hutchinson is long on rhetoric but short on results.”