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Rep. Owens Will Reimburse Cost of Taiwan Trip

By Justin Elliott, ProPublica —

The congressman who last year took a $22,000 four-day trip to Taiwan organized by lobbyists said Friday that he will personally reimburse the university that paid for the trip.

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Eating at Lobbyists’ Troughs, Congress Votes Itself a Pay Raise

House and Senate lawmakers embraced a $3,300 pay raise that would increase their salaries to $168,500. Meanwhile, it’s been reported that members of the House’s own ethics committee took over $1 million in privately funded (read: lobbyist-funded) trips last year.