Senators rein in committee travel costs Sen. Campbell says have ‘grown astronomically’

‘There’s something desperately wrong in the planning process,’ says Internal Economy chair Sen. Campbell.
Conservative Sen. Scott Tannas, left, says better post-trip accounting will help committees submit tighter budgets for approval to the subcommittee chaired by ISG Sen. Josée Verner, middle. ISG Sen. Larry Campbell, right, says he’s never seen committee travel-budget asks so large.
Senate committees that go on the road are being asked to explain their actual spending, as the Red Chamber moves to get a handle on “astronomically” expanding travel-budget requests that threaten to dry up the well of funds allotted to travel well before the end of the year. The move, suggested...

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