We find out that a tour of Scotland by 12 House of Representatives members last month was of course was financed by the taxpayer. The trip to bill that has now been reported as having huge expenses that sound more like pleasure than business. The rented what they needed called a control room; this was the hotel’s fireplace-equipped presidential suite and two adjacent rooms. The hotel cleared out the beds and in their place set up a bar, a snack room and office space. The control room was then stocked with liquor, Coors beer, chips and salsa, sandwiches, Mrs. Fields cookies and York Peppermint Patties. If you wonder how much they were charged for the control, room is was around $1,500 a night for the full five nights they were there. The twelve members of the House of Representatives rented their rooms for sleeping as well. Why where they in Scotland you might ask, the House members toured historic buildings, shopped for Scotch whisky, and visited the hotel spa. We the taxpayers paid for that and handed them $118 daily stipends for meals and incidentals. The business was to meet with foreign officials and attend a conference of U.S. and European legislators called the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. We find out that eleven of the twelve legislators then left the five-day conference two days early. In a classic do you know who I am these lawmakers also travel with military liaisons that carry luggage, help them through customs, escort them on sightseeing trips and stock their hotel rooms with food and liquor. Theses trips usually mean that spouses come along, flying free on jets operated by the Air Force. The leader of the delegation of eight Democratic and four Republican House members, was Tennessee Democratic Representative John Tanner. Most Americans will not be able to take a vacation this year or next as everyone is trying to tighten their wallet everyone except congress.
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