Usa news: In recent days senators and representatives lifted off for Germany, India, the United Arab Emirates and several stops in Africa.
That doesn’t account for the hundreds of trips for which the military provides transportation; the costs of using military aircraft are never disclosed.
Lawmakers take the trips – often derided as junkets – to confer with foreign officials, visit U.S. military installations and observe overseas projects funded by the U.S. government. Congress does not have to approve the spending for foreign travel and there is no set dollar limit per day, trip, office or individual.
