[at-l] OT - The record (part of it anyway) They Stand On

[jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)]

Here is a neat site y'all might want to check out when deciding to keep 
your current congressional representation or go with someone new.

http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/congtravel/

>Reforms in recent years have made many of the lush perks once enjoyed by 
>Congress disappear. But not all, certainly not travel. That's the 
>conclusion of an investigation by Marketplace, American RadioWorks, and a 
>team of graduate students from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism, 
>who cataloged every privately sponsored trip taken by members of the House 
>or Senate since 2000. The result: Over $14 million spent by corporations, 
>universities, and other outside interests, sending representatives around 
>the world, for sometimes questionable reasons.