As requests rise, Senate slams brakes on travel spending

Senators will still be able to use their travel points to visit New York and Washington, but won't be reimbursed for other trips abroad.

Conservative Senator Don Plett, left, and Independent Senator Larry Campbell, right, at a recent Internal Economy Committee meeting were both in favour of banning Senators from using Senate money to travel internationally outside of two places in the U.S.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHARELLE EVELYN

March 28, 2018

The Senate Internal Economy Committee is refusing to pay for Senators' individual trips abroad to places other than New York City or Washington, D.C., saying the number of requests for funding is getting out of control. Senators looking to make international trips outside of committee or interparli...

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