Show Us the Data: The Most Wanted Government Documents

Every year, Senators and Congressional representatives take hundreds of trips overseas, and send their staff on many more. These trips serve valuable goals - understanding more about the foreign affairs matters covered in legislation, making contacts and engaging in discussion about foreign policy, etc. The trips also cost tremendous amounts of money, with delegations often traveling on U.S. military aircraft or in commercial business class and U.S. Embassies and Consulates overseas dedicating dozens of staff to scheduling meetings, making hotel reservations, arranging tourist outings for delegation members or their accompanying spouses, and writing reports on the visit. The final accounting for these trips should be published, including a brief description of the purpose of the trip, a list of the travelers, and an explanation of which office covered the bill (a representative's own budget, committee budget, etc).