No More First Class Flights For Congress?
May 7, 2015
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to prevent members of Congress from using official funds for first-class airfare.
Reps. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) said luxury air travel is "especially wasteful," while Congress has yet to eliminate the federal deficit.
"Members of Congress are public servants of the people and should not be considered a privileged status," Gosar and Ruiz said in a joint statement.
"Each lawmaker is allotted funds known as a Member Representational Allowance to pay for running their offices, including staff salaries and office supplies.
The bill from Gosar and Ruiz, titled the Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill (COACH) Act, would mandate that lawmakers and staffers can only fly first-class with personal funds. It would permit exceptions for first-class travel to accommodate disabilities or other medical needs."
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