Spending on Taxpayer-Funded Trips Rises Tenfold; From Italy to the Galápagos By BRODY MULLINS and T.W. FARNAM WASHINGTON -- Spending by lawmakers on taxpayer-financed trips abroad has risen sharply in recent years, a Wall Street Journal analysis of travel records shows, involving everything from war-zone visits to trips to exotic spots such as the Galápagos Islands. The spending on overseas travel is up almost tenfold since 1995, and has... [read full story]
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