House GOP eyes ban on free trips for lawmakers - The Boston Globe

House GOP eyes ban on free trips for lawmakers - The Boston Globe: "House GOP eyes ban on free trips for lawmakers
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By Jim Abrams, Associated Press | January 12, 2006

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans, seeking to recover their standing with voters following a lobbying scandal, are considering a total ban on privately funded congressional trips, the lawmaker leading the reform effort said yesterday."