Congressional delegation
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A congressional delegation (also CODEL or codel) is an official visit abroad taken by a member or members of the United States Congress.
To schedule a congressional delegation, a member has to apply to the relevant committee chair, who then writes to the appropriate federal agency requesting funds and support for the trip.
Congressional delegations occur for research and investigation purposes, but are sometimes the source of controversy and criticism, when seen as junkets.[1][2][3]
References [edit]
- ^ FP's exclusive guide to Congress's summer junkets (August 6, 2009). Foreign Policy.
- ^ Andrea Stone, Members Of Congress On Rome Junket Funded By Taxpayers (May 24, 2011), Huffington Post.
- ^ Scott Wong, Junket? Maybe not, but Dems attack GOP trips (January 13, 2012). Politico.
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