Must be nice…
Via Capitol City Project:
During the month of August, members of Congress and their staffers took over 200 trips which cost $766,000.
August recess is typically a period in which congressional members spend time meeting with constituents or fundraising, especially during an election year. This year, however, many members took trips around the world — as far as the Philippines and Senegal — and the overall costs of the trips have increased substantially since 2012, according to newly released data from LegiStorm.