Ron Paul Flies In Style

An Associated Press report published Monday found that since May 2009, Paul had billed taxpayers for 31 round-trip flights and 12 one-way flights, all first class. In all, taxpayers paid $52,000 for flights where cheaper tickets were available. AP found that Paul’s office could have saved $27,621 by selecting economy tickets instead. We always get him full refundable tickets since the congressional schedule sometimes changes quickly,” Paul’s chief of staff Jeff Deist explained. But a review of the records showed that nearly two-thirds of the tickets were purchased two weeks in advanced or earlier.
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