"… ��s most frequent fliers, racking up more than $20,000 in special-interest sponsored travel to the Sunshine State over a five-and-a-half-year period.In a rare move th …"

"… and Scottsdale, Ariz.Records show Boehner took approximately six months of sponsored travel, only nine days of which he listed as being “at personal expense.” Tra …"

"… C.Boehner hasn’t been the only one in his office to reap the benefits of sponsored travel. Over the past five years, he has approved travel for dozens of staffers f …"

"… on the issues they are working on.”Critics, however, argue that any such sponsored travel raises ethical red flags.“If some trip is really worthwhile, members sho …"

"… 17 news conference on lobbying reform legislation.“We must ban privately sponsored travel in the House of Representatives,” Hastert said at the news conference. � …"

"… he Center for Public Integrity reported last year that privately sponsored travel had become a booming industry. According to congressional disclosure forms …"

"… gy and Commerce, appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of privately sponsored travel. According to disclosure records, Barton's office reported accepting 54 tr …"

"… percent of the trips. Roughly 52 percent of the more than $5.4 million in sponsored travel was spent on Republicans.Staffers continue to be the predominant travelers …"

"… s agree that increased public scrutiny has played a role in the decline of sponsored travel, there also may be other, less obvious reasons for the drop-off.Travel app …"

"… interest," Thompson said.A way of lifeFor some members of Congress, taking sponsored travel has become a way of life.Records show, for example, that the chairman of t …"

"… ill in the blanks, some remain unclear, obscuring the details of privately sponsored travel from the public's view.Maria Najera, Bingaman's deputy press secretary, ch …"

"… the rules.The ethics committees can waive regulations governing privately sponsored travel, lobbyist-paid trips and other matters. And since the waivers are not made …"

"… in violation of the rules.Bass, of OMB Watch, advocates that all privately sponsored travel be noted on members' Web sites and that waivers be made public.Waivers als …"

"… in Congress have called for greater disclosure and oversight of privately sponsored travel. Rep. Martin T. Meehan, D-Mass., proposed a bill that would require a deta …"

"… he proposed new travel rules and calling for an end to abuses of privately sponsored travel. The letter said: "Our organizations strongly urge the House Ethics Commit …"

"…  Power Trips has inspired a flurry of editorials about privately sponsored travel in Congress. Here is a partial list: The New York Times, The Was …"

"… embers of Congress and their aides accept millions of dollars in privately sponsored travel each year. While most trips do not violate ethics rules, experts assert th …"

"… ing firms may not pay for trips, they may organize and go on them with the sponsored traveler.What are the penalties for failing to comply with the rules?Travel-relat …"

"… been no significant reforms since then — such as a ban on all privately sponsored travel or the creation of an independent office to review trips. …"

"… ives to accompany them.That particular rule, intended to prevent privately sponsored travel from turning into excursions for the whole family, was loosened in January …"

"… lings, grandchildren and others excluded under travel rules; and accepting sponsored travel for more than one guest. Evidence of similar infractions was not found in …"

"… nduct is expected to recommend changes to the chamber's rules on privately sponsored travel, including measures that could strengthen disclosure requirements and clos …"

"… reported earlier that General Atomics spent roughly $660,000 on privately sponsored travel during the study period, far more than did larger corporations.)The ethics …"

"… nt a letter to the ethics committee, urging it to adopt a ban on privately sponsored travel or impose tighter restrictions."Privately-funded trips give private intere …"