Attention

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not represent our advertisers

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Congress Spent $14.7 Million on Foreign Travel in 2016 - A Whopping 24 Percent Increase

Members of Congress spent at least $14.7 million on taxpayer-funded foreign travel in fiscal year 2016, a 24 percent increase over the year before,USA Today reported.

The news outlet reports the bill includes 557 overseas trips, or 40 percent of all the individual congressional travels, ringing in at $10,000 per trip at least, according to accounting of the trips in the Congressional Record.

None of the totals include other trips for which the military provides transportation; USA Today reported.

More

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

This expense plus the millions Obama and family accrued with their foreign travels, personal and what should have been reimbursed through his campaign, will save Pres Trump millions possibly billion

Anonymous said...

They don't fly coach, stay at Motel 6, and don't eat at McDonald's. That's just the way it is.

Anonymous said...

TERM LIMITS!

Anonymous said...

I bet it's less in the next 4 years.

Anonymous said...

NYC spends $500,000 per day for security at Trump Tower. More has been spent securing Mar-a-lago since January than Obama Vacations last year

Anonymous said...

The extravagance must stop. This is MY money being wasted like this. ENOUGH is ENOUGH.

10:11 ALL presidents have been protected over the years, so get over yourself. This is NOT going to change. period.

POLS shouldn't be spending our tax dollars this way.

Anonymous said...

Obama & his cronies lived it up for
the past 8 years. I don't care it
it cost twice as much to protect
Donalds' property-----he's worth it
in the long run because he'll cut
where things Need cutting!!