Congressional Staff Planned Official Trip with Luxury Stops

Mike Johnson aide's luxury European tour axed after leaked itinerary surfaces

A top aide to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had planned a weeklong European trip packed with luxury stops, until reporters started asking questions.Curt Beaulieu, a senior policy and tax adviser to the speaker, had been authorized to lead a staff delegation to Italy and France in late October, NBC News reported Wednesday, citing a draft itinerary emailed to U.S. Embassy personnel in Rome and Paris. Johnson's office told the outlet the trip h…

Congressional Staff Planned Official Trip with Luxury Stops

NBC News: “A Ferrari factory outside of Bologna, Italy. Luxury brand companies in ‘Milan or Florence.’ Day trips to the Champagne region of France.” “These are just a few stops on a draft itinerary for an official trip a top aide for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other congressional staffers planned to take two […]

Congressional staff planned official trip with luxury stops in Italy and France weeks before election

After NBC News asked the speaker’s office about the itinerary, his office said Wednesday that the trip had been canceled. Both Republicans and Democrats had been expected to attend, according to a person who saw draft materials for the trip.