Travel Spending Gone Awry - Rep Brian Baird
Last summer, Rep. Brian Baird (D., Wash.) took a four-day trip to the Galapagos Islands with his wife, four other lawmakers and their family members. The lawmakers spent $22,000 on meals and hotels, records show. Mr. Baird, a member of the House Science Committee, said the trip was to learn about global warming.
On the first day, lawmakers toured a breeding center for giant tortoise and land iguanas before dining with scientists, according to an itinerary for the trip. The next morning, lawmakers headed to the Gal%uFFFDpagos National Park while their family members had the option of hiking, swimming or shopping. That afternoon, the group boarded a boat to visit a sea-lion colony and search for white-tip sharks.
Mr. Baird didn%u2019t respond to a request for comment
Last summer, Rep. Brian Baird (D., Wash.) took a four-day trip to the Galapagos Islands with his wife, four other lawmakers and their family members. The lawmakers spent $22,000 on meals and hotels, records show. Mr. Baird, a member of the House Science Committee, said the trip was to learn about global warming.
On the first day, lawmakers toured a breeding center for giant tortoise and land iguanas before dining with scientists, according to an itinerary for the trip. The next morning, lawmakers headed to the Gal%uFFFDpagos National Park while their family members had the option of hiking, swimming or shopping. That afternoon, the group boarded a boat to visit a sea-lion colony and search for white-tip sharks.
Mr. Baird didn%u2019t respond to a request for comment
Where is the study paper that came out of this trip?
He is a "LEGAL THIEF"!
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1:52 pm PDT, Sep 3,
Brigid Courtney, Massachusetts
This spending is an unjust burden to the taxpayers. |
I am a partially disabled veteran living under the poverty line. Maybe if politicians were'nt spending so much on travel they could come up with enough money to help veterans stay out of poverty and keep them from becoming homeless. That's one thing that makes it really outrageous....we've got homeless vets who our government won't spend the money to help, but they have enough to send politicians on expensive trips. Our government needs seriously reaccess it's priorities.
You people are disgraceful. I guess my Representative is on one of those boondogles, since he did not return to his district during the recess.
I believe we can all read about Global Warming and its harm, from our computers at home! I just got cut down to 7 hours per week from a government job because of lack of funds. Maybe if waste such as this wasn't occuring, maybe I would still have a job that could pay my bills!
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2:43 pm PDT, Sep 1,
Joycey Berry, North Carolina
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STOP wasting our Tax dollars on unecessary trips!
Enough already !!
and you wonder why politicians are pin heads
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