Welch tops delegation for trips funded by outside groups

Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., and his wife, Margaret Cheney, traveled to India last February. File photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger
WASHINGTON — While publicly funded congressional delegations take lawmakers around the globe, legislators don’t only travel on the taxpayer’s dime.
Members of Congress also travel on trips funded by outside groups.Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never miss a political story with our weekly headlines in your inbox.Daily
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