Claire McCaskill

Sen. McCaskill Used Office Funds To Pay For Chartered Flights--On Plane She Partly Owns

Melissa Jeltsen | March 9, 2011, 4:48PM

Last month, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) introduced legislation to crack down on government-paid foreign travel taken by lawmakers, calling it a "lax system that has led to abuses in the past." In 2009, she criticized the House Appropriations Committee for adding money to buy jets for government use. Now, her travel history is coming under scrutiny.

According to a report by Politico, McCaskill has spent nearly $76,000 in public funds since 2007 to fly on a private plane owned by her and her husband.

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