Military Helps Fund Congressional Trips -- Wall Street Journal
Records Show Pentagon Aides Who Chaperone Overseas Excursions Spend Thousands of Dollars to Foster Ties to Lawmakers.
Military officials bought thousands of dollars worth of alcohol, food and other amenities for the U.S. lawmakers they accompanied on trips overseas, travel records viewed by The Wall Street Journal show.
The documents don't show these outlays have secured any favors or favoritism from lawmakers. And the funds spent by military personnel—which ran about $4,300 per trip for the 43 trips examined by the Journal—usually account for only a small portion of the total lawmakers spend on overseas travel.
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Update: Report says military often spends extra on lawmakers -- Wall Street Journal
My Comment: With future budget cuts in the US military being discussed openly .... expect more money to be spent on influencing our political class.
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