May 29, 2012

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Congressional Travel

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Roman Holiday: Congressmen And Wives Spending Taxpayer Money For European Trip

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 08.24.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Summer is upon us and that means only one thing in the nation's capital: time for Congress to take a holiday at government expense. F...

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Millions In Congressional Travel Costs Unreported

Roll Call | Paul Singer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Members of Congress routinely fail to report millions of dollars worth of costs that they are racking up on foreign trips, according to Treasury Depar...

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Religious Group Linked To C Street House Paid For More Than $100,000 Of Congressional Trips

Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2011

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A handful of Members of Congress have accepted more than $100,000 worth of free international travel from the religious organization affiliated with t...

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Nancy Pelosi Tightens Congressional Travel Rules: More Lawmakers Forced To Fly Coach

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — House lawmakers traveling on official business will be sitting back with the tourists and spending their own money on souvenirs und...

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Dem Rep Introduces 'Suspending Travel After Years Of Pleasure Trips On Unwitting Taxpayers Act'

Legistorm | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last summer, the Wall Street Journal found the amount of taxpayer funds spent on travel by members of Congress has increased dramatically since strict...

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Business Or Pleasure? Foreign Travel Costs Spike For Congress

Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lawmakers take scores of overseas trips each year to visit military bases, meet foreign officials, attend conferences and see how U.S. funds are spent...

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House Travel Spending Is All Over The Map

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

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The amount of money that members of the House of Representatives spend on all manner of office necessities -- especially travel -- vary widely. Repr...

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Congress Orders Private Jets For Lawmakers' Travel

Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Congress plans to spend $550 million to buy eight jets, a substantial upgrade to the fleet used by federal officials at a time when lawmakers have cri...

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Top Health Care Companies Spent More Than Half Million On Congressional Trips

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Over the past eight years, some of the largest and most politically active pharmaceutical and health care companies have spent hundreds of thousands o...

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Big Three Spent Big On Congress Among Its Budget Choices

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The newest critique of the automobile industry came yesterday when members of Congress, weighing the idea of offering the Big Three a $25 billion loan...

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Congress Should Travel More Not Less: Applauding the Aspen Institute

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Let me play the contrarian here. We need as many members out seeing the world as possible -- and if they are at a forum debating political Islam...well, fantastic!

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