Retiring Kolbe took nearly $40K in free trips | www.azstarnet.com ®: "WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Jim Kolbe may be retiring at the end of the year, but that hasn't kept him from racking up free trips abroad.
Kolbe, a Tucson Republican who announced his retirement plans a year ago, reported visiting Turkey, Italy, Poland, England, Canada, Spain and Belgium since June — all on the dime of private groups including the Aspen Institute and the German Marshall Fund.
Kolbe took more privately paid trips in 2006 than anyone else in Arizona's congressional delegation, according to a list compiled by PoliticalMoneyLine.com, an independent Web site that tracks political spending..."
No comments:
Post a Comment