Interesting read:
The Wall Street Journal reports that Congressional travel bills are up almost tenfold since 1995, and 50 percent since Democrats became the majority party in Congress two years ago. Lawmakers spent $13 million on overseas travel in 2008, according to the newspaper, which analyzed 60,000 records.
In keeping with our mission here to point you in the direction of doing your own research and seeing where it takes you, I'll point out this website, which has compiled Congressional travel records in a way that allows you to search by member of Congress, staffer, destination, expense and other categories.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Congressional travel bills are up almost tenfold since 1995, and 50 percent since Democrats became the majority party in Congress two years ago. Lawmakers spent $13 million on overseas travel in 2008, according to the newspaper, which analyzed 60,000 records.
In keeping with our mission here to point you in the direction of doing your own research and seeing where it takes you, I'll point out this website, which has compiled Congressional travel records in a way that allows you to search by member of Congress, staffer, destination, expense and other categories.
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