This site needs to be in everyone's favorites

[kliljedahl]

Who paid for your congressperson's trips?

Find out here: http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/congtravel/



Keith’s Barbeque Central

[DistressedAmerican]

1. Hillary I Kicking Schumer's Travel Ass. Well...

Hillary if doing a bit better than Schumer at trough feeding. He doesn't travel much. Although his trips are much more costly! Is it quantity or quality that counts here?
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I'm Whooping Your Ass Local Boy!
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Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party


Total number of trips - 20
Total cost of trips - $31,047.74


Average cost per trip - $1,552.39
Total number of days spent traveling - 35 days
Rank of representative - 154 (Out of 582)
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Charles Schumer, Democratic Party


Total number of trips - 3
Total cost of trips - $13,738.00


Average cost per trip - $4,579.33
Total number of days spent traveling - 6 days
Rank of representative - 310 (Out of 582)

[kliljedahl]

4. You decide

Get into the specifics of what it's for, who paid for it & where it was. Quantity & quality are relative.


Keith’s Barbeque Central

[Ilsa]

2. My Congressman hasn't taken any junkets

according to this site. Or he paid for his own stuff or the site is wrong. It doesn't surprise me that Ron Paul (R-Tx) doesn't travel. He's very Libertarian.

[Ian David]

3. According to this 8 of the top 10 are Democrats

This could be good.

It takes more money to corrupt a Democrat than to corrupt a Republican?

Anyway, it looks like Tom DeLay is #28.


John Breaux - Democratic Party - $158,311.92
Robert Wexler - Democratic Party - $155,137.21
Gene Green - Democratic Party - $153,873.02
Maurice Hinchey - Democratic Party - $152,169.25
Cal Dooley - Democratic Party - $148,562.50
Evan Bayh - Democratic Party - $142,884.94
Maxine Waters - Democratic Party - $132,219.23
James Clyburn - Democratic Party - $129,540.79
Philip English - Republican Party - $129,231.54
Jim McDermott - Democratic Party - $128,725.91
Harold Rogers - Republican Party - $126,882.93

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Tom DeLay - Republican Party - $82,390.71
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Barbara Boxer - Democratic Party - $60,233.91

And some who didn't make the Top 100 at all...

John Kerry
John Kennedy
Rick Santorum
Bill Frist
Conyers


It looks like Barbara Boxer was actually attending informational events rather than lobbyist events, btw...

http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/congtravel/member_report.php?member=497

[Straight Shooter]

5. Oregon Senators - (R)Gordon Smith, rank 120; (D)Ron Wyden, rank 223

Sen. Gordon Smith, Republican
Total number of trips - 14
Total cost of trips - $33,497.79
Average cost per trip - $2,392.70
Total number of days spent traveling - 37 days
Rank of representative - 140 (Out of 582)

Sen. Ron Wyden, Democrat
Total number of trips - 12
Total cost of trips - $21,890.58
Average cost per trip - $1,824.22
Total number of days spent traveling - 32 days
Rank of representative - 223 (Out of 582)

Rep. Greg Walden (I loathe this Repub. creep)
Total number of trips - 9
Total cost of trips - $31,759.33
Average cost per trip - $3,528.81
Total number of days spent traveling - 29 days
Rank of representative - 148 (Out of 582)

Walden spends almost twice the amount per trip. Typical Repub.

This is an incredible site. Thanks! :thumbsup:

edit: homonym got me

[chalky]

6. And the summary...

Democratic Party
Number of trips for party members: 2729
Total spent on party members: $7,805,362.87
Percentage of total spent on party: 54.3%

Independent Party
Number of trips for party members: 22
Total spent on party members: $53,830.93
Percentage of total spent on party: 0.4%

Republican Party
Number of trips for party members: 2095
Total spent on party members: $6,512,990.35
Percentage of total spent on party: 45.3%

Hmmmm....

[Straight Shooter]

7. Average Dem trip cost: $2860 .... Average Repub trip cost: $3108

Hmmmm .....

edit: I'm not literate in math tonight, heh.