American Public Radio’s Marketplace has a great new feature, Power Trips, which gives the lowdown on Congressional
travel. Produced by Steve Henn, it tells who has accepted the most trips, and how much they
spent. Here’s the top 100. Here’s who picks up the
tab. Here are the destinations: “Hideaways tucked
up in the mountains. Oceanside resorts. Wine-tasting on the West Coast. Tours of Europe’s great
cities.” Here’s how the parties compare:
Democratic Party
Number of trips: 2735
Total spent: $7,819,281.79
Republican Party
Number of trips: 2090
Total spent: $6,503,546.43
Independent Party
Number of trips: 22
Total spent on party:
$53,830.93
And here’s where to look up your own
congressman/woman or senator.
