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July 2, 2009

Why has congressional trip spending increased?

Congress's Travel Tab Swells: Spending on Taxpayer-Funded Trips Rises Tenfold (WSJ)

My guess is that spending has gone up because lobbyist spending on jaunts has fallen significantly due to growing restrictions on gift giving to politicians.

Update:
Jonathan Adler at Volokh says it is up 70 percent since 2005 when a ban on lobbyist-funded travel was imposed

Posted by OneEyedMan at July 2, 2009 3:04 PM

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