Democrat Congress Ramps Up Taxpayer-Funded Vacations

By: Brian Faughnan (Diary)  |  July 2nd at 10:57 AM  | 

Here’s an interesting tidbit: before Republicans lost control of the Congress, they banned most lobbyist-funded travel. Since Democrats took control of Congress, taxpayer-funded travel has gone up dramatically: Spending by lawmakers on taxpayer-financed trips abroad has risen sharply in recent years, a Wall Street Journal analysis of travel records shows, involving everything from war-zone visits to trips to exotic spots such as the Galápagos Islands…. | Read More »