{"id":820,"date":"2004-09-30T09:43:13","date_gmt":"2004-09-30T16:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/2004\/09\/big_trippers\/"},"modified":"2004-09-30T09:43:13","modified_gmt":"2004-09-30T16:43:13","slug":"big_trippers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2004\/09\/big_trippers.html","title":{"rendered":"BIG TRIPPERS"},"content":{"rendered":"

American Public Radio’s Marketplace<\/FONT><\/B><\/A> has a great new feature, Power Trips<\/FONT><\/B><\/A>, which gives the lowdown on Congressional
\ntravel. Produced by Steve Henn, it tells who has accepted the most trips, and how much they
\nspent. Here’s the top 100<\/FONT><\/B><\/A>. Here’s who <\/FONT>picks up the
\ntab<\/FONT><\/B><\/A>. Here are the destinations:<\/FONT><\/B><\/A> “Hideaways tucked
\nup in the mountains. Oceanside resorts. Wine-tasting on the West Coast. Tours of Europe’s great
\ncities.” Here’s how the parties compare:<\/FONT><\/B><\/A><\/P>
\n

Democratic Party<\/B>
Number of trips: 2735
Total spent: $7,819,281.79<\/P>
\n

Republican Party<\/B>
Number of trips: 2090
Total spent: $6,503,546.43<\/P>
\n

Independent Party<\/B>
Number of trips: 22
Total spent on party:
\n$53,830.93<\/P>
\n

And here’s where to look up<\/FONT><\/B><\/A> your own
\ncongressman\/woman or senator.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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