But, this goes well beyond the normal junket style
Few would argue with the U.S. having a presence at the Copenhagen Climate Summit. But wait until you hear what we found about how many in Congress got all-expense paid trips to Denmark on your dime.
CBS investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports that cameras spotted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the summit. She called the shots on who got to go. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and embattled Chairman of the Tax Committee Charles Rangel were also there.
They were joined by 17 colleagues: Democrats: Waxman, Miller, Markey, Gordon, Levin, Blumenauer, DeGette, Inslee, Ryan, Butterfield, Cleaver, Giffords, and Republicans: Barton, Upton, Moore Capito, Sullivan, Blackburn and Sensenbrenner.
That’s not the half of it. But finding out more was a bit like trying to get the keys to Ft. Knox. Many referred us to Speaker Pelosi who wouldn’t agree to an interview. Her office said it “will comply with disclosure requirements” but wouldn’t give us cost estimates or even tell us where they all stayed.
Your “most ethical Congress ever!” Add staff, spouses, and, wow, besides their massive carbon footprints – which will probably be offset through the use of public money, I’m sure – and
Until required filings are made in the coming weeks, we can only figure bits and pieces of the cost to you.
- Three military jets at $9,900 per hour – $168,000 just in flight time.
- Dozens flew commercial at up to $2,000 each.
- 321 hotel nights booked – the bulk at Copenhagen’s five-star Marriott.
- Meals add tens of thousands more.
As the saying goes, read the whole thing, oh, and try to defend these action, alarmists/liberals.
