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tsai3904
02-27-2013, 05:23 PM
House Speaker John A. Boehner announced on Wednesday that members will no longer be allowed to travel by military aircraft on Congressional delegation trips.

The Ohio Republican told members that because of the spending cuts mandated by sequestration, he will cut the costs of the taxpayer funded trips by suspending the standard military aircraft and making members fly commercial.

The airfare costs would still be picked up by government funds, but it is far less expensive to fly commercial than it is to commission a military plane.

http://www.rollcall.com/news/codel_cutbacks_boehner_tells_members_they_have_to_ fly_commercial-222710-1.html