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Democrats take top spots this year for most expensive privately sponsored travel

Posted by Jenna Ebersole on July 8, 2015

Democratic members of Congress hold eight of the top 10 slots for dollars spent on privately sponsored travel so far this year.

Of 1,250 trips, private sponsors have paid $1.4 million for 863 Republican-approved trips for members and staffers and $1.2 million for 371 Democrat-approved trips filed so far. Last year, by comparison, Republicans took more trips at a higher cost than Democrats out of 1,953 paid for by private groups.

Democratic members took all but the second and fifth spots in the top 10 for their own private travel by cost so far this year. Rep. Beto O'Rourke's (D-Texas) four trips have collectively cost the most in Congress this year at $38,880. 

Only Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-N.C.) and Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) have trip totals tabulating over $30,000 for the first half of the year. 

Members and staff have traveled most often this year so far to Germany, Israel and Canada outside the U.S. Last year, Israel, Turkey and Japan were in the top three.

So far in 2015, the Aspen Institute has footed the highest bill at $513,683 for 57 trips.

Subjects: Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX); Former Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA); Former Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-NC); Aspen Institute

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