Cost of Privately Funded Trips Disclosed by Your Legislators

[King]

Interesting new thing on ABCNews.com, just click on the state and it will show you the numbers for Senate and House.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=705450

[nini2287]

• Rick Santorum (R) disclosed six trips at a cost of $7,169.
• Arlen Specter (R) disclosed one trip with cost not specified.
• Allyson L. Schwartz (D) had not disclosed a trip as of March 31, 2005.

I know she's new, but go Allyson!

[King]

• Barbara Boxer (D): disclosed 14 trips at a cost of $68,791.  (Private charter and a Hilton Resort?)
• Dianne Feinstein (D): disclosed three trips at a cost of $584. (Greyhound and a Motel 6?)
• Zoe Lofgren (D): disclosed two trips at a cost of $1,751.  (JetBlue and a Holiday Inn?)

[Joe Kakistocracy]

• Mike DeWine (R): disclosed 4 trips at a cost of $9,492.
• George Voinovich (R): disclosed 9 trips at a cost of $14,141.
• Michael Turner (R): No trips filed as of March 31, 2005.

[King]

Libertarians must be proud of this:

• Ron Paul (R): No filings listed as of March 31, 2005. (Unlike Allyson Schwartz, he's been around for decades)

[Jake]

My local newspaper did a story on this this weekend.


Paul E. Kanjorski (D) disclosed nine trips at a cost of $23,779.   5th in the State

Don Sherwood (R) disclosed four trips at a cost of $8,007. 9th in the State

[Frodo]

Senators

• George Allen (R) disclosed seven trips at a total cost of $12,461.
• John Warner (R) disclosed 10 trips at a total cost of $8,079.

Representative

• Jim Moran (D) disclosed 17 trips at a total cost of $43,531.

[Erc]

Hillary Clinton (D): 28 trips, $58056
Chuck Schumer (D) (who has been in office for two more years): 3 trips, $13738
Nita Lowey (D): 10 trips, $43,453 [over the course of 16 years]

Other people who've Represented me who are still in Congress:

Ellen Tauscher (D): had not disclosed a trip.
Diane Feinstein and Barbara Boxer have been listed elsewhere.
Al D'Amato's been out of the Senate since '99, Joseph DiGuardi since '88, and Moynihan's dead.

[No more McShame]

Jon Kyl (R): disclosed 12 trips at a cost of $41,031.
John McCain (R): disclosed one trip at a cost of $1,913
Trent Franks (R): disclosed one trip at a cost of $6,799

I don't see where this is a big deal considering the taxpayers weren't picking up the tab here.

[bgwah]

I don't see where this is a big deal considering the taxpayers weren't picking up the tab here.

I agree. A lot of them are just places (colleges, busisness, organizations, whatever) paying for these people's trip so they can come make a speech for them. Nothing wrong with that.

[AkSaber]

Senators
• Lisa Murkowski (R) disclosed 15 trips at a cost of $63,520.
• Ted Stevens (R) disclosed 18 trips at a cost of $52,692.

Representatives
• Don Young (R) disclosed 21 trips at a cost of $83,705.