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Congress drops plan to spend $550 million on new jets

U.S. House leaders have dropped plans to spend $550 million in the Air Force budget on passenger jets used by lawmakers and senior government officials, officials said on Monday.

 

Lawmakers' Global-Warming Trip Hit Tourist Hot Spots, Raising Eyebrows

Lawmakers' Global-Warming Trip Hit Tourist Hot Spots, Raising Eyebrows

When 10 members of Congress wanted to study climate change, they did more than just dip their toes into the subject: They went diving and snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef. They also rode a cable car through the Australian rain forest, visited a penguin rookery and flew to the South Pole.

 

Congress's Overseas Travel Tab Swells

Spending by lawmakers on taxpayer-financed trips abroad is up almost tenfold since '95.

 

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