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Published by national journal, the house ethics committee decided in a closed door meeting that they're going to make it a little bit harder for the public to follow the money on the privately funded all expense paid trips lawmakers get to take all over the world. pamela brown has the details. so long transparency? >> the ethics committee would disagree with that, but the government transparent sit advocates we've been speaking to are up in arms about this. sometimes it is good to be a member of congress, for instance, they are allowed to accept these trips overseas from private sponsors like ...

Fares and tightening budgets, you might be interested to learn about the globe trotting trips lawmakers are taking on the taxpayer's tab. in february texas democrat sheila jackson lee traveled to vietnam cambodia as part of the coalition on adoption. she did not travel with the official delegates. instead, booking separate commercial flights. her transportation cost totaled nearly $20,000 around the world. a spokesman says jackson lee had a prior engagement in her home district that conflicted with the official travel plans. last month, six members of bipartisan delegates traveled to rome for ...