This Post editorial urges Members of Congress to participate in publicly-funded trips abroad. Congress’s August recess is around the corner. No doubt lawmakers are firming up travel plans. We’d encourage them to get out and see the world — and not to worry too much about cheap shots.
Category: Senate
Congressional Travel
Congressional travel is the topic of this USA Today article. Ethics rules approved in 2007 bar lawmakers from taking trips longer than two nights at the expense of corporations, unions and others that employ lobbyists. But Congress imposed fewer limits on travel paid for by non-profits, such as AIPAC’s American Israel Education Foundation.
“Earmark” Enters Dictionary
The word “earmark” was given an additional dictionary definition, according to this report. The noun “earmark” has been in use for centuries. It originally meant a notch marked on livestock’s ear and later came to include any identifying mark. The new definition calls it “a provision in congressional legislation that allocates a specified amount of […]